* Explore the correlation between the microstructure of materials and their electronic states.
* Understand how electronic band structures determine electronic states and give rise to electrical and optical properties.
* Examine the electrical and optical properties of various semiconductor materials, ranging from silicon crystals to emerging nano materials.
* Learn the operating principles of key IT, ET, and NT devices based on electronic materials, including transistors, image sensors, light-emitting devices and memories.

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Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 4th Edition, Donald A. Neamen, McGRAW Hill, (2012), 0073529583
Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 3rd Ed., S. M. Sze, Kwonk K. NG, Wiley, (2006), 0471143235
The Oxford Solid State Basics, Steven H. Simon, Oxford University Press, (2013), 0199680760
Optical Properties of Solids, 2nd Ed., Mark Fox, Oxford University Press, (2010), 0199573379

I. Solid-State Electronic Materials
I-1. The Free Electron Model
I-2. Electrons in Solids
I-3. Fundamentals of Crystallography
I-4. Fundamentals of Band Theory

II. Carrier Thermodynamics in Solids
II-1. Semiconductors at Equilibrium
II-2. Carrier Transport
II-3. Excess Carrier Dynamics under Non-Equilibrium Conditions

III. Electronic Devices
III-1. PN Junctions and Diodes
III-2. Semiconductor Heterojunctions
III-3. Fundamentals of MOSFETs
III-4. Emerging Materials and Devices