Phys8550 - Physics of Thin Films Course Schedule

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Date
Description
Notes
Tue -Thu Jan. 08/10      Qualifying Exam - NO CLASS
 
  Tue.   Jan. 15      Introduction / Course Outline / Projects
 
  Thur. Jan. 17       Semiconductors
(pdf-file: 8.2 MB )
  Tue. Jan. 22       Semiconductors
see above
  Thu.   Jan. 24       Growth Techniques: Evaporation , Sputtering, ...
(pdf-file: 1.8 MB )
  Tue.   Jan. 29         Semiconductor thin film growth: Epitaxy
(pdf-file: 2 MB )
  Thu.   Jan. 31         Thermodynamics
(pdf-file: 236 KB )
  Tue.   Feb. 05        
Thermodynamics / Nucleation
(pdf-file: 390 KB )
  Thu.   Feb. 07         Nucleation cont.
HW Assign. #1 due !
see above
  Tue.   Feb. 12         LPE growth process
(pdf-file: 4.7 MB )
  Thu.   Feb. 14         Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
(pdf-file: 40 MB )
  Tue.   Feb. 19         Chemical beam epitaxy (CBE)
see above
  Thu.   Feb. 21         Organometallic chemical vapor deposition (OMCVD)
      Ramazan Atalay: "Gas phase and diffusion processes in OMCVD"
(pdf-file: 10 MB )
  Tue.   Feb. 26         Properties of thin films: Structural, electrical and magnetical charaterization
(pdf-file: 2.1 MB )
  Thu.   Feb. 28         Real-time / in-situ characterization of films
HW Assign. #2 due !
(pdf-file: 3.6 MB )
  Mar. 03 - 09
Spring Break
 
  Tue.   Mar. 11         Real-time / in-situ characterization techniques
HW Assign. #3 due !
see above
  Thu.   Mar. 13         Optical properties of Solids
      Hari Lamichhane: "Group theory of moleculare strucutues"
(pdf-file: 140 KB )
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Tue.   Mar. 18         Experimental characterization of solids
see handouts
  Thu.   Mar. 20         Defects and luminescence in solids
      Sreeja Parameswaran: "Organic base solar cells"
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Tue.   Mar. 25         Experimental characterization of defects and luminescence
HW Assign. #4 due !
(pdf-file: 800 KB )
  Thu.   Mar. 27         Aruna Ramanayaka:"Charaterization of electron mobility in semiconductors"
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Tue.   Apr. 01         Applications of thin films: Transistors
(pdf-file: 50 KB )
  Thu.   Apr. 03         Applications of thin films: FET
see handouts
  Tue.   Apr. 08         Applications of thin films: Quantum well based devices
HW Assign. #5 due !
see handouts
  Thu.   Apr. 10         Solar cells / Photovoltaic detectors
      Ranga Jayasinghe: "Concept of monolithic integrated multi-tandem solar cells"
(pdf-file: 50 KB )
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Tue.   April. 15         (LED) light emitting diodes / Semiconductor LASERS
see handouts
  Thu.   Apr. 17       Prabha Padukka: "Fiber Optics"
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Tue.   Apr. 22       Duleepa Pitigala: "Semiconductor Lasers"
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Thu.   Apr. 24         Nanostructures / symmetry and electromagnetism in solids
see handouts
  Tue.   Apr. 29       Maxim Durach: "Progapation of light in photonic cyrstals - Photonic bandstructure"
      Anastasia Rusina: Nanophotonics: "Generation and propagation of surface plasoms"
(project-notes: xx MB )
(project-notes: xx MB )
  Thu.   May 01
Review of covered material
 

Grading: Homework: 50%, Project: 50%

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