Unit name | Device Fabrication and Physical Characterisation (Core lectures II) |
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Unit code | PHYSM0008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Hayden |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a mandatory 20 cp unit of the 180 cp MRes programme in Condensed Matter Physics. It is one of the core lecture based units for the program. The unit focusses on material design and synthesis, device fabrication and physical characterisation. The unit will show how novel electronic materials can be fabricated in bulk and structured forms. The unit will also include a discussion of the physical properties of the materials, background theory and practical techniques. This unit will also give students a grounding in physical characterisation methods used in condensed matter research. Example of some of the areas covered are: semiconductor and oxide heterostructures, optical spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, diffraction, thermodynamic, magnetic and transport measurements.
On successful completion of the unit students be able to:
24 x 1 hour lectures with on-line support.
Assessed open book course worksheets of problems and short essay questions (20 hours, 100%). Lecture course will be delivered by several lecturers each with their own course work.
To be updated by unit lecturers each year.