Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Berger November 26, 2001

835.02 Special Topics on Organic Conducting Devices

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Latest developments in organic conducting polymer devices; lectures followed by student paper discussion; papers are

gathered based upon discussion and assignment and shared with class.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Wi Qtr (even years). 3 G 1 3-hr cl

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 432.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Inorganic chemistry, physics of semiconductor devices, materials science for engineers

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

none

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

No text

References (supplemental reading)

Current journals

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the field of organic conducting polymer devices and their potential

impact.

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Conducting organic small molecules (Structure, Optical & Electrical Properties) (2)

Conducting polymers (Structure, Optical & Electrical Properties) (2)

Organic light emitting diodes, incl. transport and carrier injection (2)

Organic transistors (2)

Organic lasers (2)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

1 3-hr cl

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:28 PM

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