University of California Santa Barbara Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Syllabus ECE 162B Fundamentals of the Solid State Elective 4 units Catalog Description Crystal lattices and the structure of solids with emphasis on semiconductors Lattice vibrations electronic states and energy bands Electrical and thermal conduction Dielectric and optical properties Semiconductor devices diffusion p n junctions and diode behavior Photovoltaic devices Density of states and degrees of freedom of the electronic system Heterojunctions Prerequisites ECE 162A with a minimum grade of CText References and Software Introduction to Solid States Physics C Kittel 8th edition Wyley Topics Covered and Course Goals 1 Crystal Structure 1 Develop an understanding of the 7 basic crystal systems 2 Crystal Binding 1 Develop a fundamental understanding of chemical bonding in solids 3 Phonons and their effects on basic properties of solids 4 Electronic Structure of Metals and Insulators 5 Electronic Structure of Semiconductors 1 Develop an understanding of the nearly free electron and tight binding models 2 Examine various band structures Direct and Indirect Gap semiconductors Properties of intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors 5 Basics of semiconductor devices 1 Understand p n junction behavior and diode equation 2 Application to the photovoltaic cell 6 Heterojunction concept as a means of controlling the system dimensionality Density of states in electrons systems with 0 1 2 and 3 degrees of freedom and example Bloch oscillator Class Laboratory Hours Lecture 3 hours Discussion problems solving 1 hour Contribution to Criterion 5 The students will have a general education on some of the important properties of solids with an emphasis on semiconductors For students continuing to graduate school the course provides a very good basis Methods for going back to the essential sources of information books and web site are emphasized They should have learned the essentials of problem solving on their own for many topics covered by this class and future classes they will take in the field of solid state physics Contribution to Program Outcomes Course Goals 1 2 3 4 5 6 P1 X X X X X X Prepared by P M Petroff P2 P3 X X X X X X P4 X X X X X X Date 03 17 2008 P5 P6