Physics for Future Presidents

26 Jan 2011 | Courses | Contributor(s): Jerry M. Woodall

The purpose and goals of this course are to provide a liberal arts style education in physics that could be important for you to understand if you were the president of the United States (or any other executive job). In other words, you will learn real, advanced physics without employing any …

ECE 606: Principles of Semiconductor Devices

12 Nov 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

In the last 50 years, solid state devices like transistors have evolved from an interesting laboratory experiment to a technology with applications in all aspects of modern life. Making transistors is a complex process that requires unprecedented collaboration among material scientists, solid state …

Illinois ECE 440: Solid State Electronic Devices

18 Aug 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Eric Pop

The goals of this course are to give the student an understanding of the elements of semiconductor physics and principles of semiconductor devices that (a) constitute the foundation required for an electrical engineering major to take follow-on courses, and (b) represent …

Electron and Ion Microscopies as Characterization Tools for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

27 Feb 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Stach

This tutorial presents a broad overview of the basic physical principles of techniques used in scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as well as their application to understanding processing/structure/property relationships in nanostructured materials. Special emphasis is placed on the capabilities …

Scanning Electron Microscope

16 Nov 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): John C. Bean

This resource describes a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It includes detailed depictions of how the electron beam is focused and used to create hugely magnified images of experimental specimens.