Quant Phys of Semiconduct Mat

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This course covers basic solid-state physics, quantum mechanics, and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this course is for you to learn the relationship between basic science and engineering applications, and how to engineer materials at the nanoscale to design novel electronic and photonic properties. Topics include electrical and thermal conductivity, intro to quantum mechanics, fermion and boson statistics, crystal structure and band structure, doping of semiconductors, band alignments in semiconductor devices, transport, phonons, electron-phonon interactions, and frontiers of semiconductor materials research in energy, quantum communication and quantum computing. We will also introduce python programming and features and machine learning algorithms to predict the semiconductor material properties. Prerequisites: EECE 332 or PHYS 323 or permission of instructor.