Physics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures

Class Overview

This course covers basic solid state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic and optical devices. Topics include crystalline structures, bonding in atoms and solids, energy bands in solids, electron statistics and dynamics in energy bands, effective mass equation, carrier transport in solids, Boltzmann transport equation, semiconductor homo- and hetero-junctions, optical processes in semiconductors, electronic and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, semiconductor quantum wells, wires, and dots, electron transport in reduced dimensions, semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics, high-frequency response of electrons in solids and plasmons.

Prerequisites: ECE 4060 or a course in Basic Quantum Mechanics
Key Topics: Nanostructures, Semiconductor Heterostructures, Nanoelectronic, Nanophotonics