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ECE 518 B - Adv Semiconductor Nanotech

Fall 2023

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Adv Semiconductor NanotechB65066ONL41000 - 1120 M W    Joseph W Lyding

Course Description

Semiconductor nanotechnology from the formation and characterization of low-dimensional structures to device applications. Compound semiconductors, epitaxial growth, quantum dots, nanowires, membranes, strain effect, quantum confinement, surface states, 3D transistors, nanolasers, multijunction tandem solar cells, and nanowire thermoelectrics are covered in this course. Handouts are supplemented with papers from the research literature. Critical literature review assignments, research proposals in National Science Foundation format, and oral presentations are required.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree and ECE 340, ECE 444, and ECE 481.

Subject Area

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering