MSE 2620

MSE 2620

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

Examines the electrical and optical properties of materials. Topics include the mechanism of electrical conduction in metals, semiconductors and insulators; tuning of electrical properties in semiconductors, charge transport across metal/semiconductor and semiconductor/semiconductor junctions, and the interaction of materials with light; semiconductor electronic devices; and the materials science of device fabrication. Applications in microelectronics, solar cells, electronics, and display technologies are discussed. Semiweekly labs provide hands-on experience characterizing electronic materials and devices.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 1920 and PHYS 2213, or permission of instructor.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRD 2620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9084 MSE 2620   LEC 001

    • MWF Thurston Hall 205
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
    • van Dover, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Graduate students wanting to get graduate credit for this course should enroll in 5862. Graduate students wanting to enroll in this course at the undergraduate level should contact Michele Conrad at mmc2@cornell.edu.

  •  9338 MSE 2620   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9401 MSE 2620   LAB 403

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9837 MSE 2620   LAB 404

  • Instruction Mode: In Person