• MSE 704 Fall
• MSE 791 Spring

• Syllabus (pdf format)

• Students

• Handouts - pdfs of overheads used in class
  • Molecular Design (an article by M.H. Cohen; mandatory reading)
  • Vector Analysis
  • Intro to QM
  • Hydrogen Atom
  • Krönig-Penney
  • Energy Gap
  • Brillouin Zones and Energy Bands
  • Semiconductors
  • Optical Properties

• Tests
  • Test 1 : TakeHome Due 10/3/2012, 9:20AM
  • Test 2 : TakeHome Due 11/14/2012, 9:20AM
  • Test 3 :

• Student Seminars - discuss (1) basic physical phenomena behind the device or effect, (2) performance and limitations, and (3) common applications. Presentations should be 10-12 minutes long, 6-8 slides in ppt format.

• 2012 Seminars download - download Zip

Set 1: Electronics -Seminar dates: , November 26 & 28, 8:05 AM, EB1 2005; All presentations in this set are due by November 24, 5PM to sitar@ncsu.edu

• Si doping technology: diffusion and implantation (Allen)
• Thermistors(Bowyer)
• Hall effect (Chapman)
• Metal semiconductor contacts (Harris)
• Schottky diode (Kang)
• p-n junction diode (Niu)
• Solar cells (Reddy)
• Bipolar junction transistor (Slomski)
• Field effect transistor (Zhao)

• Homework

• Miscellaneous