NUST - PG Courses

EE-931 Advanced Topics in Solid State Electronics

Campus	College of E&ME
Programs	PG
Session	Summer Semester 2016
Course Title	Advanced Topics in Solid State Electronics
Course Code	EE-931
Credit Hours	3-0
Pre-Requisutes	Nil
Course Objectives	The objective of this graduate-level course is to provide an advanced level exposure of the Solid State Electronics to the research students. It will serve to help the students to have a comprehensive understanding of research and development related to semiconductor materials and devices.
Detail Content	Dielectric And Magnetic Properties Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism Quantum Theory of Diamagnetism Quantum Theory of Paramagnetism Magnons, Plasmons, Polaritons and Polarons Non Crystalline Solids Diffraction Pattern Glasses Amorphous Ferromagnets Amorphous Semiconductors Low Energy Excitations in Amorphous Solids Fiber Optics Finite structures Clusters Metallic Clusters Carbon Clusters Carbon Nano Tubes Other Covalent and Mixed Clusters Biological Molecules and Structures The Structure of DNA and RNA The Structure of Proteins Relationship between DNA, RNA and Proteins Protein Structure and Function Superconductivity Experimental Survey Occurrence of Superconductivity Destruction of superconductivity of Magnetic fields Meissner Effect Heat Capacity Energy Gap Microwave and Infrared Properties Isotope effect Theoretical survey Thermodynamics of superconducting Transitions Coherence Length BCS Theory of Superconductivity BCS Ground State Flux Quantization in a Superconducting Ring Duration of Persistent Currents Type II Superconductors Vortex State Single Particle Tunneling Josephson Superconductor Tunneling Dc Josephson Effect Ac Josephson Effect Macroscopic Quantum Interference High-Temperature Superconductors Magnetic Resonance Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Line Width Hyperfine splitting Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Ferromagnetic Resonance Antiferromagnetic Resonance Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Principle of Maser action Three-Level Maser Lasers Optical Processes and Excitons Optical Reflectance Excitons Raman Effects in Crystals Energy Loss of Fast Particles in a Solid Surface and Interface Physics Surface Crystallography Surface Electronic Structure Magneto resistance in a 2-D Channel PN-Junctions Hetrostructures Semiconductor Lasers Light-Emitting Diodes Nano Structures Imaging Techniques for Nano Structures Electronic Structure of 1D Systems Electronic Transport in 1D Electronic Structure of 0D Systems Electronic Transport in 0D Vibrational and Thermal Properties of Nano Structures
Text/Ref Books	Introduction to Solid State Physics by Charles Kittle, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 8th Edition, 2005. Solid State Physics by Neil W. Ashcroft, N. David Mermin HOLT-SAUNDERS International Edition.1976. Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids Efthimios Kaxiras Cambridge University Press 2003. Solid State Physics- Structure and Properties of Materials by M.A. Wahab, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, London, 1999.
Time Schedule	Summer 2015
Faculty/Resource Person	Dr. Mashhood Ahmed PhD (Quaid-i-Azam University) Discipline: Electronics Specialization: Quantum Optics