Physics 156: Applications of Solid State Physics
Revision 4/27/07	3/31/2008
Instructor: Glenn Alers
Office: 343 / 372 Thimann
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30 or by appointment
email: galers@ucsc.edu
URL:physics.ucsc.edu/~galers/lab.htm
Date	Subject	Reference
3/31	Introduction / Classsification of solids	CT Sah - 100,120
4/2	Crystal Structure	CT Sah - 130-133
4/4	Electron transport inperiodic lattice	CT Sah - 142,180,190
4/7	k-space and band diagrams	CT Sah - 183
4/9	Band structure and holes	CT Sah - 184,190
4/11	Homework #1 due / Review	131.3, 132.1, 142.5,181.2,181.6,181.7,190.1
4/14	Semiconductors and doping	CT Sah - 210,220,230,243
4/16	Drift and diffusion	CT Sah - 300, 310, 320, 330
4/18	MOS capacitor	CT Sah - 400
4/21	MOS C-V curves	CT Sah - 410
4/23	Homework #2 due / Review	232.2,231.6,233.16,241.2,251.2,252.8,311.1,312.6,313.10,320.1
4/25	Exam (20%)
4/28	No class
4/30	MOSFET	CT Sah - 520
5/2	MOSFET circuits	CT Sah - 530
5/5	PN junction	CT Sah - 640
5/7	Bipolar Transistor	CT Sah - 670
	Homework #3 part 1	411.2, 411.4, 411.12, 641.2, 641.3,(6)derive and sketch (a) drain conductance, (b) transconductance, (c ) saturation and (d) amplification for PMOSFET.
5/9	Memory, DRAM and NVRAM	Ref. Mat
5/12	Scaling and the end of Moores Law	Ref. Mat
5/14	Solid state Lasers	Sze 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
	Homework #3 part 2	522.2, 522.5, 534.2, (10) Find the input impedance (dV/dI)-input and output impedance (dV/dI)-output for the CB and CE configurations in figure 761.1
5/16	Homework #3 due / Review
5/19	Exam (20%)
5/21	Solar Cells
5/23	Solar Cells	Literature
5/26	Holiday	Literature
5/28	Magnetic Materials	Ref. Mat
5/30	Magnetic storage & heads	Ref. Mat
6/2	Magnetic heads	Ref. Mat
6/4	Displays
6/6	Momework #4 Due / Review	See Problem Set
	Homework (20%)
	Class Participation (10%)
6/11/2008	Final (30%)
	Final Grades