16.333 - Chemistry and Engineering of Electronic Materials

Instructor: Prof. S. Mil’shtein

 

Textbook: W. Callister, “Fundamentals of Materials Science for Electrical Engineers” 1st Edition by S. Mil’shtein; Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2012.

Additional Information: S. Mil’shtein, Copies of some lectures (Handouts)

 

PREREQ: Calc. II (92.132); Phys. II (95.144), and Circuit. II (16.202)
COREQ: Electronics I (16.365)

OVERVIEW: This course is focused on description of electronic materials, their properties and fabrication. The production and processing of materials into finished goods constitutes a large part of the present economy.  Preparing students for intelligent use of a variety of traditional and new materials, this course will cover: atomic structure and chemical bonding; crystal geometry and defects; mechanical properties and phase diagrams of metals and alloys; electrical and optical properties of semiconductors and other electronic materials. 

 

COURSE RULES AND GRADING:Attendance at class is required except in emergencies.  Attendance at all hour exams and the final exam is mandatory, except in emergencies with prior approval of instructor, or in case of dire emergencies vouched for by evidence presented to the Dean of Students.  Students are responsible for all material covered in class, as well as reading material from the text or handouts.  The final grade will be based 15% on quizzes, 15% each on the three-hour exams, and 40% on the final exam.  Bring pencils, erasers, a straight-edge, and calculator to exams.  Late homework may be marked down at the grader’s discretion.  Homework must be neatly printed on one side of standard-size paper, with answers in blocks and sheets stapled; otherwise it may not be graded.  Failure to comply with pre- and corequisite requirements will result in no credit earned for the course.

 

Topics will be discussed according to the following outline:

Class #	Date	HW scheduled	Reading Asst.	Subject matter
1 2	W3S F5S		1.1-1.7 2.1-2.2	Materials Quantum&Optoelectr.Nanotechnol. Atomic structure.
3 4 5	M8S W10S F12S	Quiz -1	2.3-2.4 2.5-2.8 3.1-3.9	Quantum numbers, Periodic table. Atomic bonding in solids. Crystal structures, Unit cells.
6 7 8	M15S W17S F19S	Quiz -2	3.10-3.20 5.1-5.6 5.7-5.10	Crystallographic directions and distances. Point defects and impurities.  Dislocations. Polycristals
9 10 11	M22S W24S F26S	Quiz -3	5.11-5.12 6.1-6.5 6.6	Two-dimensional defects. Microscopy. Diffusion in solids. Technology applications End Chap. 6; Review of Chaps. 1—3; 5.
F26S       HOUR EXAM NO.1 –ROOM  TBA, 3:45—5.15PM
12 13 14	M29S W1O F3O	Quiz -4	10.1-10.4 10.5-10.7 10.8	Binary alloys. Phase equilibrium. Phase Diagrams. Interpretation of phase diagrams
15 16 17	M6O W8O F10O	Quiz -5	7.1-7.9 7.1-7.9 7.13-7.16	Metal processing. Elastic and plastic deformation. Slip planes. Review of metals.
---- 18 19	M13O W15O F17O		8.1-8.6 Hanouts Hanouts	Columbus day. University closed Hardening. Enhanced strength Electronic applications of ceramics.
20 21 22	M20O W22O F24O	Quiz -6	Handouts 4.1-4.7 4.8	Glasses. Protection of chips. Conducting polymer structures & processing. Review of Chaps.  4, 6,7,8,10
F24O     HOUR EXAM NO.2 –ROOM  TBA, 3:45—5.15PM
23 24 25	M27O W29O F31O	Quiz -7	4.9-4.10 12.1-12.3 12.4	Polymer flat displays. Semiconductor materials. Electrical conductivity of semiconductors
26 27 28	M3N W5N F7N	Quiz -8	12.5-12.6  12.7-12.12 6.6	Energy diagrams. Temperature effects  in semiconductors. Doping of semiconductors.
29 30 31	M10N W12N F14N		Handouts Handouts	Crystal growth Quantum effects in semiconductor materials. Hall effect. Semiconductor Devices.
32 33 34	M17N W19N F21N	Quiz 9	12.14-2.15 12.1712.25 19.1-19.5	Hall effect. Semiconductor Devices Ferro and piezo electrical effects. Basics of optoelectronic and photonic materials.
F21N      HOUR EXAM NO.3 -- ROOM TBA, 3:45--5115PM.
35 ---- ----	M24N W26N F28N		19.6-19.10 19.6-19.10	Absorption and reflection of light. Thursday classes schedule. Thanksgiving
36 37 38	M1D W3D F5D		19.11-9.12 19.13 19.14.	Photoconductivity.  Luminescence. Lasers, detectors. Fiber communication.
39	M8D		18.12	Superconductors. Solar cells. Review of Chaps. 6 ; 12;18;19
Fri.. 12D (TENTATIVE)-  FINAL EXAM – ROOM TBA, 11:30 AM – 3:30 P.M.

 

 

 THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE HELD FINALS WEEK (AS PER THE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE).
 ATTENDANCE AT THE FINAL EXAM AT THE SCHEDULED TIME IS MANDATORY.

• Oct. 13, Columbus Day;  Nov. 11, Veterans Day;  Nov.27-28, Thanksgiving-- No School