EE145: Properties of Materials (Fall 2009)

Last updated: 11/23/2009

News

 

§  11/23/09: Lecture #15 can be viewed at : https://webcast.ucsc.edu/

§  11/21/09: Lecture note #17 will be taped on 11/24 and available on line within 24 hours (I could not get a room at Santa Cruz campus because of the budget issue, so I will tape the lecture at Silicon Valley campus, sorry…) 1pm, SVC room 2073. NASA Moffett Field. If you are interested in, you are welcome to join me.

§  11/21/09: Lecture note #15 will be taped on 11/23 and available on line within 24 hours (I could not get a room at Santa Cruz campus because of the budget issue, so I will tape the lecture at Silicon Valley campus, sorry…) 10am, SVC room 2073. NASA Moffett Field. If you are interested in, you are welcome to join me.

§  11/18/09: Quiz #3 will be on 11/24/09

§  11/5/09: No lecture (see the revised schedule below)

§  11/3/09: No lecture (see the revised schedule below)

§  10/22/09: This is the midterm I had in 2008

 

General Information

Instructor

Nobuhiko "Nobby" P. Kobayashi

Office

247 Baskin Engineering Building

Phone

(831) 459-3571

Email

nobby at soe.ucsc.edu

Lecture

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 11:45 am, Engineering II 192

Office Hours

After the lectures until 1pm

Text

S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, McGraw Hill, 2005, 3rd Edition

Grading Policy

Quizzes 20%, Homework 10%, Midterm 30%, Final 40%

 

Teaching Assistant

Bin Liang

Office

TBA

Phone

TBA

Email

bliang@soe.ucsc.edu

Discussion Sessions

TBA

Lab Sessions

Monday(11:00am~1:00pm, 2:00pm~4:00pm), Wednesday(9:00am~11:00am)

Office Hours:

Monday(4:00pm~5:30pm) @ BE162

 

Lecture Schedule

Lect.

Date

Topic

Reading Assignment

Homework due

1

 1w/n

Sep. 24, 2009

Introduction/ Overview, Atomic structure

1.1, 1.2

 

2

2w/n

Sep. 29, 2009

Atomic Structure, Bonds, Crystals

1.3, 1.8

 

3

3w/n

Oct. 01, 2009

Bravais lattices, reciprocal lattice, kinetic gas theory

1.13, 1.4, 2.1

 

4

4w/n

Oct. 06 2009

Drude model, conduction in Metals

2.2, 2.3, 2.6

HW1: ch.1 (2, 4, 7, 15, 23, 24)

5

5w/n

Oct. 08, 2009

Hall effect, quantum physics, Schrodinger equation

2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.3

 

6

6w/n

Oct. 13, 2009

QUIZ 1, Infinite well, Heisenberg uncertainty, tunneling, hydrogen atom

The 2nd lecture : TBA

3.4, 3.5, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.8

Quiz 1 Solution

7

7w/n

Oct. 15, 2009

No lecture. A make up lecture will be arranged on 10/20/2009. Hydrogen atom and molecule

4.1, 4.2, 4.3

8

8w/n

Oct. 20, 2009

Lecture #1 at 10am as usual

Lecture #2 TBA

Hybridization, semiconductors, effective mass

4.4, 4.5

HW2: ch.1 (26, 28), ch.2 (2, 3, 4, 12) 

HW3: ch.2 (19, 20, 21), ch.3 (2, 5, 8)

9

9w/n

Oct. 22, 2009

Density of states, electron statistics, quantum theory of metals

 

HW4: ch.3 (12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 27)

-

Oct. 27, 2009

Midterm

4.6, 4.7

Midterm Solution & Distribution

10

10w/n

Oct. 29, 2009

Intrinsic Semiconductors

5.1

HW5: ch.4 (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)

11 

11w/n

Nov. 03, 2009

No lecture.

Make up lecture will be arranged

5.2, 5.3

 

12

12w/n

Nov. 05, 2009

No lecture.

Make up lecture will be arranged

5.4, 5.5

13

13w/n

Nov. 10, 2009

QUIZ 2 Extrinsic Semiconductors, Temperature Dependence

Continuity Equation, optical absorption, photoconductors

5.6, 5.7

 HW6: ch.5 (2, 4, 7)  

Quiz 2 Solution

14

14w/n

Nov. 12, 2009

Recombination, Drift, Diffusion

Dielectric Materials, Permittivity, Polarization

7.1, 7.2

 

15

15w/n

Nov. 17, 2009

Polarization, Capacitor, Piezoelectricity

7.3, 7.4.1, 7.7,7.8

HW7: ch.5 (12, 14, 15)

16

16w/n

Nov. 19, 2009

Magnetic Properties and Materials

8.1, 8.2,8.3, 8.4

HW8: ch.5 (17), ch.6 (20), ch.7(2, 4)  

17

17w/n

Nov. 24, 2009

QUIZ 3, Ferromagnetism, Saturation, Domains, Hysteresis, Soft and Hard Magnetic Materials

8.5, 8.6

 

18

18w/n

Dec. 01, 2009

Optical Properties of Materials

9.1, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11

HW9: ch.7 (9, 24), ch.8 (2, 20) 

19

19w/n

Dec. 03 , 2009

Review session before the final

 

 

Dec. 07 , 2009

12-3pm

 

Important Information

Discussion sessions

The goal for the discussion sessions is to allow you to review lecture topics in more detail and discuss strategies to solve homework problems, both under the guidance of the TA.

Laboratory sessions

  • General Lab Information
  • Laboratory Report Format
  • Laboratory Groups and times (TBA)
  • Laboratory session reports are due at the beginning of the following laboratory session. For each day a report is late 5% will be subtracted from the grade.
  • You have to pass the class in order to pass the laboratory sessions.
  • You will only be able to do the experiments while the TA is present, so showing up for the scheduled laboratory session times is mandatory. BE161 has computers that you can use for writing your reports if you wish.
  • Since you don't have 24/7 access to the lab, attendance for your session is mandatory to pass the lab.

Remember: You need to take the applet quiz by the time the report for the accompanying experiment is due.

The applets count 50% towards the grade for that laboratory session.

The following is a tentative laboratory schedule. The schedule below will be updated when the quarter begins.  

Week starting on Monday

Start Lab Number

Due Lab Number

Assignment

Sep. 28, 2009

1

n/a

Linear regression

Oct. 5, 2009

2

1

Crystal structure

Oct. 12, 2009

3

2

Metal Resistivity (experiment)

Oct. 19, 2009

n/a

n/a

No laboratory session

Oct. 26, 2009

4

3

Hall Effect             Data 

Nov. 2, 2009

5

4

Semiconductor Conductivity  

Nov. 16, 2008

6

5

Solar Cells

Nov. 23, 2008

7

6

Optical Absorption/Photoluminescence Data

Nov. 30, 2008

n/a

7

Laboratory number 7 is due in labs

Dec. 2, 2008

n/a

n/a

n/a

Course Objectives
The fundamental electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials, with emphasis on semiconductors: chemical bonds, crystal structures, energy bands. Electrical and thermal conduction. Optical and magnetic properties. Students must concurrently enroll in course145L.

Course Prerequisites
EE145/L is a required course for EE undergraduates. Other Engineering or Science majors with proper prerequisites are welcome to enroll. Prerequisites (or equivalent at community college) are: Physics/5abc or 6abc, Math/differential equations.

Course Expectations
Learning occurs by the active involvement of the student. Consequently there will be many different opportunities for active learning, such as cooperative problem-solving in lab. The student is expected to come to class prepared to think and learn. The lecture period will be used to establish fundamental concepts. The lab periods will be used to practice the engineering skills of problem-solving and data acquisition and analysis.

During both lab and lecture time, you will be asked to participate in solving problems. Always bring your calculator to both lab and lecture. It also is helpful to bring your textbook along.

To get the most out of this class, you need to read the assigned sections in the textbook before coming to class, and most importantly to read the assigned Lab Notes before coming to lab sections. There will be quizzes in the lab sessions. It is advisable to review the Learning Objectives frequently to keep track of your own progress. Don't feel that you have to be failing the course to come see your instructor or TA; come to ask questions.

Working Together
You are encouraged to work in groups and discuss the homework assignments. However, each has to write his/her own solution and fully understand them.

Homework Assignments
Homework will be assigned and collected during class sessions, and will generally follow a weekly sequence. Solutions will be handed out (or posted at our web site) on the date of collection. Thus, late homework will not be accepted or graded. Homework is graded in terms of it being complete, well organized, readable and showing evidence of thoughtful attention to the problem itself. Sloppy submissions will not be considered for grading.

Grading Method
The course will not be graded on a curve. It is possible for everyone to earn an "A" or for everyone to earn an "F". Your final course grade does not depend in any way upon anyone else's performance. Thus it is to your benefit to find a group of people you can study with and to help each other learn. Passing the final is mandatory in order to pass the class. You should be aware of academic Integrity and plagiarism.