INSTRUCTOR: Junichiro Kono, Office: Abercrombie A102, Phone:
2209, E-mail: kono@rice.edu, Office Hours:
by appointment.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This course provides the background in
quantum mechanics and solid state physics necessary for further studies in
device physics (ELEC 462) and quantum electronics (ELEC 463). Examples include: electronic energy levels in
semiconductor transistors; the Kronig-Penney model
for heterostructures; tunneling phenomena in semiconductor devices; impurities
and excitons in semiconductors; effects of spin-orbit interactions in
semiconductors; time-dependent perturbation theory and optical transitions;
carrier scattering processes; ferromagnetism and magnetic recording; nuclear
magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging; semiconductor lasers; and
introduction to quantum information science.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Applied Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition by A. F. J. Levi
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USEFUL
REFERENCES:
Modern Quantum Mechanics by J. J.
Sakurai (Addison-Wesley, 1994).
Quantum
Mechanics: Fundamentals & Applications to Technology by J. Singh (John
Wiley & Sons, 1999).
The
Meaning of Quantum Theory by J. Baggott (Oxford University Press, 1992).
Electrical
Properties of Materials, Sixth Edition by L. Solymar and D. Walsh (Oxford University Press, 1998).
Introduction to
the Electronic Properties of Materials by D. Jiles (Chapman
& Hall, 1994).
Electrons in Solids by R. H. Bube (Academic Press, 1992).
Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition by C. Kittel (John Wiley & Sons,
1996).
Solid State Physics by N. W. Ashcroft
and N. D. Mermin (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976).
Future Trends in
Microelectronics: The Road Ahead edited by S. Luryi,
J. Xu and A. Zaslavsky
(John Wiley & Sons, 1999).
Quantum
Mechanics: For Engineering, Materials Science and Applied Physics by H. Kroemer (Prentice Hall, 1994).
Physics of Semiconductors and Their Heterostructures by J. Singh (McGraw-Hill, 1993).
An Introduction
to Theory and Applications of Quantum Mechanics by A. Yariv (John
Wiley & Sons, 1982).
HOMEWORK:
GRADING:
DISABILITY-RELATED
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Any student with a documented disability needing
academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the
first two weeks of class. All
discussions will remain confidential.
Students with disabilities should also contact Disability Support
Services in the
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