Prerequisites: PHYS 221B, may be taken concurrently or EE 202, may be taken concurrently or MSE 217, may be taken concurrently; graduate standing
Description: Introduction to electronic bandstructure. Topics include electronic structure of semiconductors, graphene, localized orbital models, k dot p models, spin-orbit coupling, and optical generation of spin.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with MSE 227B.
Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.