Syllabus： Week "Overview of principles of smart materials and devices 1 "Elements of quantum theory 2 & 3 Electronic states, wavefunctions, Schrodinger equation and numerical solutions,eigenvalue problems, density of states, boundary conditions for closed and openquantum systems, applications to device simulations"Material structures and energy band theory 4 & 5Crystalline materials, diamond and zincblend structures, reciprocal lattice, approaches of energy band calculations, E-k relationship, energy band structuresof important materials, effective mass, charge carriers (electrons and holes)"Hierarchical charge transport theories 6 & 7 Hierarchy of charge transport formalisms, drift-diffusion transport, Boltzmann transport, and quantum transport theories, solution approaches, carrier scattering mechanisms, phonons, relaxations times, velocity-field relationship "Review and midterm exam 8 "Physics of nano-structures and their device applications 9Low-dimensional systems: quantum well, quantum wire, quantum dot structures, carbon tubes and other nanostructures, physical principles and device applications"Advanced electronic devices based on heterostructures 10 &11Heterojuction Bipolar transistors (HBTs), High electron mobility transistors (HEMTs),nanoMOS transistors, high-performance MESFETs"Optical properties of materials 12 Light absorption and emission processes, electro-optic effects, interaction of photons with materials, brief introduction of macroscopic and microscopic theories of optical processes, excitons, quantum confined Stark effect"Advanced optoelectronic devices 13 & 14Light emitting diodes (LEDs), Lasers (LDs), solar cells, detectors, modulators"Review and final exam

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1 Basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and solid state physics will be very helpful.2 Skills of programming in C/C++/Fortran

• 1 "Smart Electronic Materials, Fundamentals and Applications," by Jasprit Singh (University of Michigan)Cambridge University Press, 20052 Lecture Notes (J. P. Sun)