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Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices

- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 16 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
Part 1:
- The origins of semiconductor properties
- Carrier action in semiconductors: drift, diffusion, recombination and generation
- The behavior of p-n junctions at equilibrium and under bias
- The derivation and application of the ideal diode equation, and how real diodes differ from ideal diodes
- Operating principles of bipolar junction transistors and MOSFETs
Part 2:
- The fundamental operating principles of photodevices
- LED and heterojunction laser materials selection and design
- Fundamentals of organic electronics and liquid crystal displays
- An overview of photonic systems
- Optical fibers: dispersion, losses, and design choices
Part 3:
- Fundamentals of magnetism
- The role anisotropy plays in the magnetic behavior of materials
- The operating principles of transformers and DC motors
- How data is stored on hard disks
- Principles of optical and magnetooptical storage
Prerequisite
- Physics, calculus, and chemistry at the first year university level
- Familiarity with materials structure and bonding
- A background in solid state physics is helpful, but is not absolutely essential
Instructors
Caroline Ross
Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
MIT
Jessica Sandland
Lecturer & Digital Learning Scientist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Editor
MIT is a world-class educational institution where teaching and research — with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle — continue to be its primary purpose.
MIT is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories and programs whose work cuts across traditional departmental boundaries.

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