MSE 5850

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MSE 5850

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

Examines the electronic, magnetic, and dielectric properties of materials, including an understanding of the atomic level interactions that give rise to these properties. Topics include: use of tensors to describe equilibrium and transport macroscopic physical properties; connection between symmetry and properties; ferroelectrics, ferromagnets, and multiferroics; dispersion relations of phonons and electrons in solids; and effects of defects. Applications in microelectronics are discussed.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 2930 or MATH 2940, MSE 2060, MSE 2620, MSE 3010 or equivalents, PHYS 2213, or permission of instructor.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 3050

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8908 MSE 5850   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8909 MSE 5850   DIS 201

    • F Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Schlom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person