This course introduces basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids and presents the theory describing the carrier behaviors in semiconductors. The course balances fundamental physics with ...

The course covers fundamental solid-state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic devices. Topics include quantum mechanics of electrons in solids, crystalline structures, band ...

Excitons, encountered in technologies like solar cells and TVs, are quasiparticles formed by an electron and a positively charged "hole," moving together in a semiconductor. Created when an electron ...

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize technology by solving complex calculations and computations that are ...

Prior to joining the SFU Physics Department as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Semiconductor Physics in 2005, she was a Research Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, ...

A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of ...

Creating them from inorganic semiconductors, prized for their stability and tunable ... a doctoral student in the field of applied and engineering physics who led the research. "The assembly technique ...

The Semiconductor Photonics and Quantum Technologies cluster is active in a variety of topical areas in semiconductor physics, photonics and quantum technologies. The activities of the group encompass ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory have used the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum dot to ...

The research was carried out using a high-quality semiconductor-based sample that ... "The demonstrated results add a new dimension to the physics of open many-body quantum systems, enabling ...

The work by researchers in the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies could lead to energy-efficient microelectronics ...