PHYS 56100 Materials Science Laboratory
Introduction to some of the basic methods for sample preparation and characterization relevant to materials science. Topics include synthesis of semiconductor thin films and high temperature superconductors, contact preparation, measurements of transport properties as a function of temperature, Raman spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (ESR), X-ray diffraction, absorption measurements in UV-visible range.
Corequisite
PHYS 55400 or permission of the instructor.
Contact Hours
4 lect. hr./wk. for the first three wks., then 7 lab. hr./wk.