ENGS 131: Science of Solid State Materials   13F, 14F: 10   ENGS
24 or PHYS 24 or CHEM 76 or equivalent     Fall 2013: see list
This course provides a background in solid state physics and
gives students information about modern directions in research
and application of solid state science. The course serves as a
foundation for more advanced and specialized courses in the
engineering of solid state devices and the properties of
materials. The main subjects considered are: crystal structure,
elastic waves-phonones, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein
statistics, lattice heat capacity and thermal conductivity,
electrons in crystals, electron gas heat capacity and thermal
conductivity, metals, semiconductors, superconductors,
dielectric and magnetic properties, and optical properties.
Amorphous solids, recombination, photoconductivity,
photoluminescence, injection currents, semiconductor lasers,
high temperature superconductors, and elements of semiconductor
and superconductor microelectronics are considered as examp