The following departmental courses, in many instances offered by faculty affiliated with the Princeton Materials Institute, are cross-listed with PMI to indicate their substantial materials science content. A multidisciplinary course offering a practical introduction to techniques of imaging and compositional analysis of advanced materials. Focus on principles and applications of various microscopy methods. Hands-on experience is emphasized. The science and technology of materials used in electronics and optoelectronics.
Emphasis varies from year to year.
Subjects include the growth of crystaJs and of thin films, vacuum technology, phase diagrams, defects and atomic diffusion in semiconductors, techniques for analyzing electronic materials, amorphous silicon, and materials for large-area electronics, displays, and solar cells. As a foundation in the principles of operation of semiconductor-based photonic devices. Topics include how system requirements have an impact on device design, semiconductor laser diode and photodiode physics, modulators, and optoelectronic and photonic-integrated circuits. Fundamentals of plasticity, Tresca and Von Mises yield criteria. Basic elements of fracture.