Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2020
ELEC 261 901 (CRN: 10032)
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Long Title: ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Instructor: Naik, Gururaj
Meeting: 1:30PM - 2:25PM MWF FULLY ONLINE (24-AUG-2020 - 4-DEC-2020)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: (MATH 102 OR MATH 106) AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112)
Section Max Enrollment: 68
Section Enrolled: 46
Enrollment data as of: 5-DEC-2023 5:43AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
16-DEC-2020
9:00AM - 12:00PM W TBA TBA
Description: Modern technology would not exist without devices such as transistors, LEDs and solar cells. This course introduces the basics of materials and discusses the physics of semiconductor devices. An overview of the semiclassical approach to electrical properties of materials, electronic band structure will be covered. Subsequently, the operation of pn-junctions, solar cells, LEDs, bipolar junction transistors, and MOS-transistors will be discussed.