Course Information
Course title
Special Topics on Solid State Physics: Advances and Applications 
Semester
112-2 
Designated for
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE  GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS  
Instructor
MINN TSONG LIN 
Curriculum Number
Phys8096 
Curriculum Identity Number
222ED3210 
Class
 
Credits
3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Friday 7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
Remarks
The upper limit of the number of students: 30. 
 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This is a seminar and discussion class, which will cover a wide range of topics concerning present-day Solid State Physics. Students will read about specific topics (chosen by themselves, with the guidance of the Professor), before giving presentations in the class.
The participants are presenting to all the others. The content will include a clear introduction and applications which may arise. 

Course Objective
Students may choose ANY topic in modern Solid State Physics (apart from one's current research field)
The followings are some examples,

Quantum science and technology:
quantum transport
quantum computer
quantum communication
quantum materials
spin entanglement
quantum bit / qubit
(updated 2023)

Graphene: Physics, Synthesis, and Applications
Transition metal dichalcogenides (e.g. MoS2) and other 2-D semiconductors
Superconductivity (including high-Tc superconductors)
Dielectricity and ferroelectricity
Multiferroic materials
Spintronics and spin dependant transport
Topological Insulators and Quantum Spin Hall systems
The Rashba and Dresselhaus effects
The Hanle effect and spin-FETs
Ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism
Half-metallic materials
The Tunneling magneto-resistance (TMR) effect and magnetic tunneling junctions
Organic spintronics
Organic photovoltaics
Molecular electronics
The Kondo effect and the quantum blockade
Plasmons, polarons and polaritons
Optical processes and excitons
Advanced nano-scale characterization techniques
Scanning probe microscopy (SEM, STM, AFM, SPEM,...)
etc... 
Course Requirement
SCIENTIFIC ETHICS.
Citations must be clear in all kinds of presentations. 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
Note: Details would vary depending on the number of the participants, and will be settled in the first 2 weeks. Rescheduling is possible during the semester, and will be updated here on NTU COOL. Reaching TA: kuihon.oy@gmail.com 
Designated reading
 
References
Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition, Charles Kittel
For paper report: https://journals.aps.org/revtex (REVTeX Home Page) 
Grading
 
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
Oral presentation_long 
35% 
1 talk of 20 minutes in English. 
2. 
Oral presentation_short 
35% 
2 Talks of 10 minutes in English. 
3. 
Paper report 
30% 
DUE DAY: 24:00 31May 2024. * Academic ethics is important. DO-NOT COPY and PASTE, citations must be well addressed. ** Working reports or group meeting reports are not allowed. *** Content should be different from one's oral presentations. 1 paper report in pdf format, 1-3 pages with at least 1 page of text. Please edit with LaTex, with PRL format (https://journals.aps.org/revtex). 
4. 
Attendance 
0% 
Absence without notifying MT and TA is only allowed once. 
 
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
23Feb  Introduction (1/2)_Prof. M.-T. Lin

* All participants should show up. 
Week 2
01Mar  Introduction (2/2)_Prof. M.-T. Lin 
Week 3
08Mar  s1 Prabesh Bista_Exciton
s2 Zhi-Long Yen_Ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism 
Week 4
15Mar  ** Class starts from 15:00.

s2-rpt Zhi-Long Yen_Ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism
s3 Chih-Ying Huang_TEM
s4 Avanish Kumar_quantum bit/qubit
s14 Noy Gotlib_Dielectricity & Ferroelectricity 
Week 5
22Mar  s11 Yi-Chen Tsai_quantum computer
s12 Shuan-Cheng Mai_The Kondo effect
s13 Chun Wei Chang_Quantum Hall effect
s14 Sania Majeed_STM 
Week 6
29Mar  -No class-  
Week 7
05Apr  -Holiday- 
Week 8
12Apr  -No class, week of Mid-term exam- 
Week 9
19Apr  s10 Zhi-Long Yen_TMD and other 2D semiconductors
s16 Noy Gotlib_Photovotaics
s17 Shuan-Cheng Mai_Organic spintronics
s18 Chih-Ying Huang_Half-metallic materials
s19 Yi-Chen Tsai_SEM
s28 Moeen Ud Din
s29 Chieh-Chun Chang 
Week 10
26Apr  -No class-  
Week 11
03May  -No class-  
Week 12
10May  s20 Avanish Kumar_Plasoms
s27 Prabesh Bista
L9 Jyun-Yang Siao_MOKE
L3 Noy Gotlib_Multiferroic materials
L4 Moeen Ud Din 
Week 13
17May  s22 Chun Wei Chang_Symmetry and Superconducting diode effect
s23 Jyun-Yan Siao_Anomalous Hall effect
s30 Moeen Ud Din_High-T superconductivity
s26 Muhsin Punnoli_brand gap control in 2D material
L5 Shuan-Cheng Mai-Magic angle graphene
L6 Avanish Kumar_superconductivity (high-Tc included)
L7 Muhsin Punnoli_Band structure engineering for HER electrocatalyst
L12 Sania Majeed_organic photovoltaics 
Week 14
24May  s24 Muhsin Punnoli_Hydrogen adsorption and desorption on solid surfaces
s25 Sania Majeed_TMR effect
s21 Jyun-Yan Siao_ FMR
L8 Chun Wei Chang_Josephson Junction
L2 Chih-Ying Huang_quantum materials
L10 Yi-Chen Tsai_Graphene: Physics, Synthesis, and Applications
L1 Zhi-Long Yen_SPM (2)
L11 Prabesh Bista
s31 Chieh-Chun Chang
L13 Chieh-Chun Chang 
Week 15
31May  -No class-
*Due day of the paper report. 
Week 16
07Jun  -Week of final exam-