ECE 5350

ECE 5350

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Covers basic solid state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic and optical devices. Topics include crystalline structures, bonding in atoms and solids, energy bands in solids, electron statistics and dynamics in energy bands, effective mass equation, carrier transport in solids, Boltzmann transport equation, semiconductor homo- and hetero-junctions, optical processes in semiconductors, electronic and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, semiconductor quantum wells, wires, and dots, electron transport in reduced dimensions, semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics, high-frequency response of electrons in solids and plasmons.


Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ECE 4070, MSE 6050

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8142 ECE 5350   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8143 ECE 5350   DIS 201

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person