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3.00 Credits
A course in modern topics and theoretical technique relevant to condensed matter. Prerequisite: PHYS 4710 or equivalent, PHYS 5510.
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4.00 Credits
Designed to give graduate students instruction in the fundamental principles of magnetism, the important properties of magnetic materials and their applications. Required for the physics track of the PhD program. Prerequisites: PHYS 4310, 4410, 4510 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Instruction in the basic quantum theories of electron and phonon transport, interactions among the carriers and with impurities, and important transport phenomena in various systems. Required for the physics track students in the PhD program. Prerequisites: PHYS 4310, 4410, 4510 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Covers advanced topics of optical properties of solids, including free carrier contribution to their optical properties, interband transitions, absorption of light in solids, luminescence and photoconductivity, electron spectroscopy and surface science, light emitting diodes, etc. Prerequisites: PHYS 4310, 4410, 4510, or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to nanoscale fabrication techniques including lithography, pattern transfer, thin film deposition etc. Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems. Electrical properties of nanoscale devices including self-assembled monolayers, carbon nanotubes, and semiconductor nanowires. Noise properties of nanostructures. Prerequisites: PHYS 4310 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to a series of physical problems in condensed matter. This course is an extension of introductory condensed matter, with extra degrees of complexity that necesitate numerical techniques and advanced computational approaches to obtain solutions. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced course in nuclear and elementary particle interactions, with emphasis on current development. Prerequisite: PHYS 5350.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to plasma physics is exhibited through the analysis of numerous ionized environments (fusionsystems, stellar surfaces, and the ionosphere). Fluid approximations (MHD), as well as a kinetic theory formulation (including the Vlasov equation) of plasma physics will be employed. Damping, instabilities, and nonlinear plasmas will be explored. Prerequisites: PHYS 4210 and 4420.
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4.00 Credits
Covers problems of energy economy, photon physics, physics of semiconductors, conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy, basic structure of solar cells, quantum-dot-semiconductor solar cells, limitations of energy conversions in solar cells, and strategies for higher efficiency. Prerequisites: PHYS 5720.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to experimental methods in condensed matter physics and phenomena at low temperatures. The fields of solid properties at low temperatures, the generation and measurement of low temperatures, the generation of high magnetic fields in laboratory magnets, and basic vacuum technology are covered. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
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