EMSE 314 - Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials

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Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

Materials science of electronic materials and their applications. Topics include: Crystallography of semiconductor materials. Classical and modern theories of electrons in metals. Quantum-mechanical behavior of electrons in solids. Band theory of solids. Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Electronic transport in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Ohmic and rectifying junctions; diodes, solar cells, and thermoelectric devices. Types of magnetism; magnetic Curie temperature, domains, and hysteresis. Hard and soft magnetic materials and applications. Dielectric polarization of materials and its frequency dependence. Optical absorption. Optical fibers. Luminescence; phosphors. Recommended preparation: PHYS 122 or PHYS 124.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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