Department Of Material Science and Engineering, University Of California, Los Angeles

MSE120: Physics Of Materials

Winter 2014 Tues. & Thurs. 10-12 Boelter5264 Prof. Yang Yang 2121C, Eng. V; ext: 54052 yangy@ucla.edu

Course Description This is an introductory level course concerning the electronic properties of solid materials. Emphasis will be placed on describing the behavior of electrons in solids and using this information to develop an understanding of the electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials. Textbooks
L. Solymar and D. Walsh, Lectures on the electrical properties of materials (Oxford Univ. Press)

Grading The course grade will be based on two mid-term exams (15% each) two Quiz (5% each), in class participation (10%), a written term project without oral presentation (10%), 5 Homework assignments (total 25%) and a final exam (25%). Additional suggested homework problems will be assigned during the quarter but will not be collected or graded. You are strongly urged to work out every homework assignment by yourselves first, before comparing to the solutions posted on the course web. Date 1/7 1/9 1/14 1/16 1/21* 1/23 1/28 1/30 2/4 2/6 2/11 2/13 2/18* 2/20 2/25* 2/27* 3/4 3/6 3/11 3/13 Sequence 1 (wk1) 2 (wk1) 3 (wk2) 4 (wk2) 5 (wk3) 6 (wk3) 7 (wk4) 8 (wk4) 9 (wk5) 10 (wk5) 11 (wk6) 12 (wk6) 13 (wk7) 14 (wk7) 15 (wk8) 16 (wk8) 17 (wk9) 18 (wk9) 19 (wk10) 20 (wk10) Contents Intro + particle nature of electrons Particle/wave nature of electrons Schrdinger Equation, H-atom and bonds Free electron model Review of Chapter 1-3 Mid-term1 Free electron model applications Energy bands in solids Quiz-1, and Energy bands in solids Semiconductor fundamentals Semiconductor fundamentals Semiconductor fundamentals Mid-Term2 Principal Of semiconductor devices Principal Of semiconductor devices Dielectric materials Quiz-2 and Dielectric materials Magnetic materials Magnetic materials Final review

MSE 120 Course Flow Chart

The behaviour of electrons in atoms that form the matter determines the various properties of materials

Motion Of electrons in a vacuum: As waves & as particles; Schrodinger Equation

Electrons in materials: Inner shell and valence electrons that form bonds

Electrons in metals; The free electron theory; Fermi-Dirac distribution; The concept of the density of states

Electrons in crystals: The concept of energy bands; The concept of effective mass;

Fundamentals in Semiconductor Materials

Semiconductors: The behavior of valence electrons

Dielectric materials: The collective motion of all electrons

Magnetic materials: The collective motion of all electrons