| Course Schedule | |||
Week
of |
Lectures |
Laboratories |
Notes |
| 01/28 |
Vacuum system and technology | 1. Lab tour | |
| 02/04 |
Sputtering, thermal evaporation, and other thin film deposition techniques | 2. Deposition via sputtering | |
| 02/11 |
Crystal structure | 3. Deposition via thermal evaporation | |
| 02/18 |
Presidents'
Day |
4. Radiation safety and quiz | |
| 02/25 |
X-ray diffraction (XRD) | 5. XRD software and data analysis | Solutions to HW3 |
| 03/03 |
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | 6. Becoming familiar with XRD setup and data acquisition | |
| |
SEM, continued | 7. Using XRD to identify unknown materials | |
| |
SEM,
continued |
8. Becoming familiar with SEM | |
| 03/24 |
Spring
Break |
No
Lab |
|
| 03/31 |
Cesar
Chavez Birthday |
9. Using SEM to image specimens | |
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10. Chemical analysis of specimens using EDX | ||
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SEM/ EDX video clips | 11. SEM, EDX, and micromapping | |
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04/21 |
Atomic/Magnetic force microscopy (AFM/MFM) | 12.X-ray micromapping | |
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Other thin film characterization techniques | 13.Contact mode AFM | |
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Hall effect in semiconductors and AES | 14. Close contact mode AFM | |
05/12 |
Make-up
Lab |
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Finals Week |
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Note: This schedule is subject to change. Please visit frequently.
Email me if you have questions or comments.
Last updated: 5/14/08