| Electronic - Nicola Marzari |
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From particles to waves: the Schrödinger equation |
Problem set 1 out |
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The mechanics of quantum mechanics: operators, expectation values |
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| 3 |
Measurements and probabilities
The harmonic oscillator
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The hydrogen atom and the periodic table |
Problem set 1 due
Problem set 2 out
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Periodicity and phonons |
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Electrons in a lattice: Bloch's theorem |
Problem set 2 due
Problem set 3 out
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The nearly-free electron model |
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The tight-binding model
Band structures
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Problem set 3 due
Problem set 4 out
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Semiconductors and insulators |
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| 10 |
Band structure engineering |
Problem set 4 due
Problem set 5 out
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Transport of heat and electricity |
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| 12 |
Inhomogeneous and hot carriers in semiconductors |
Problem set 5 due |
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Mid-term exam (during class, 1:30 hours) |
Quiz 1 |
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The p-n diode |
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| Optical I - Nicola Marzari |
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Optical materials and refractive index |
Problem set 6 out |
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Electromagnetism in dielectric media |
Problem set 6 due
Problem set 7 out
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| 17 |
Classic propagation of waves |
Problem set 8 out |
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Interband absorption |
Problem set 7 due |
| Magnetic - David Paul |
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Fundamental of ferromagnetic materials |
Problem set 9 out |
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Hysteresis loop and driving energies |
Problem set 8 due |
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Hard materials and permanent magnets |
Problem set 9 due
Problem set 10 out
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Soft materials: thin films and nanoparticles
Spintronics and GMR
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| 23 |
Spin valves, spin switches, and spin tunneling |
Problem set 10 due
Problem set 11 out
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| Optical II - Nicola Marzari |
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Excitons |
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| 25 |
Luminescence |
Problem set 11 due
Problem set 12 out
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Semiconductor quantum wells |
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| 27 |
Final exam |
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