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MSE course syllabi
Materials Science and Engineering 679
Electronic Materials Lab
Catalog Data:
Laboratory experience in microelectronics processing. Wi Qtr Elective
Prerequisites:
Concurrent or prior MSE 676, or permission of instructor.
Time Distribution:
4-48 minute lectures per week for 4 weeks
Supplemented to 1-2hr 48 min lab session per week.
Objectives:
Acquire practical experience in properties and processing of Si- based devices, and in experimentation without “handguiding”. Meet ABET Criteria 3 Outcomes a, b, e, g, h, i,j, and k. Acquire practical experience in properties and processing of Si- based devices, and in experimentation without “handguiding”. Meet ABET Criteria 3 Outcomes a, b, e, g, h, i,j, and k.
Textbooks:
Gerold W. Neudeck, Modular Series on Solid State Devices, Volume II, The PN Junction Diode, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1989. ISBN 0-201-12296-0.
S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN 0-07-239342-4.
D.M. Hoffman, B. Singh, and J.H. Thomas, Handbook of Vaccum Science and Technology, Academic Press, 1998. ISBN 0-12-352065-7.
Other supplemental reading will be provided.
Lecture Topics:
Each topic comprises one lecture
- Introduction to the lab, resources, formation of groups.
- Survey, design, and theory of diodes and transistors.
- Survey, design, and theory of fuel cells.
- Practical aspects of vacuum technology and thin film processing.
Lab Assignments :
I-V characteristics of rectifier diodes, Zener diodes, base-junction transistors; signal amplification and switching with transistors, optical excitation of solar cells and LED’s.
Assembly of a miniature fuel cell car. I-V characteristics of solar panels and fuel cells under various load conditions. Inverted operation of a fuel cell as an electrolyzer.
Clean room training in which a simple wafer cleaning treatment is carried out.
Demonstration of thin film sputtering of thin metal films on Si.
SEM of heat-treated Ag, Al, and Cu thin films on Si.
Grading Plan:
10% self-management, 15% quizzes (3), 75% lab (2 reports and 1 presentation).
Professional Component Content:
Engineering Science: 2.5 credits or 83%.
Engineering Design: 0.5 credits or 17%.
Design Component Objectives:
In lectures students learn the principles of active electronic devices. In lab exercises, students must understand the fundamentals of these devices to obtain the proper characterization parameters. The processing lab demonstrates several aspects and provides initial directions for setting up processing.
Relation to Program Objectives:
- This course covers the fundamental concepts in science and engineering of active electronic devices.
- Students have the opportunity to exercise fundamental concepts in structured laboratory exercises that parallel lecture material.
- Students have the opportunity to understand the relationships between design and processing of resulting electronic devices.
- This course prepares students for graduate research and employment in the area of materials design, engineering design, and science and engineering of electronic devices.
Academic Integrity, Academic Misconduct
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Course-specific exceptions or amplifications to the departmental and university statements outlined above will be provided by the faculty instructor in writing, preferably as part of the course syllabus.
Note: Students should not request nor accept guidance on these matters from a teaching assistant, fellow student, or anyone other than the faculty instructor of record for this course.
Disabilities Statement
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. (URL: http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/)
Advice on such matters is also available from the MSE department’s undergraduate adviser (1xx-6xx courses) and graduate coordinator (7xx-9xx courses) whose offices may be found in room 477 Watts Hall.
Megan Daniels, Undergraduate Advisor, (614) 292-3145, e-mail Megan concerning the MSE undergrad studies
Mark Cooper, Graduate Studies Coordinator, (614) 292-7280, e-mail Mark concerning the MSE graduate studies
