ECSE 578 Crystals and Conduction (3 credits)

Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (Faculty of Engineering)

Overview

Electrical Engineering : Crystal lattices, point symmetry operations, Miller indices, important crystal structures, lattice matrix, reciprocal matrix, characteristics of X-rays, diffraction theory, structure factor. Kinetic theory of gases review, free electron theory of metals, mobility, classical theory anomalies, quantum treatment, density of states, Fermi Dirac distribution, Kronig Penney model, Brillouin zones, band filling, thermionic emission.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.

  • (3-0-6)
  • Prerequisite: ECSE 432 or ECSE 533
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