Fall 2012, Course Information
PHYS 4580,
Molecular and Condensed Matter Laboratory
PHYS 6/7280, Photovoltaic
Materials and Device Physics Laboratory
Instructors: Randy Ellingson and Mike Heben
PHYS 4580 Introduction, Syllabus (draft), and General Information (updated Nov. 6, 2012)
PHYS 6280 Introduction, Syllabus (draft), and General Information (updated Nov. 6, 2012)
Class Schedule:
Lecture: Tuesday, 1:00 - 1:50 pm, in R1 2000N.
Lab: Tuesday, 2:00 - 5:50 pm, in R1 1070. The lab is also open Wednesday 1 - 5 pm, and Thursday 1 - 5 pm -- and may be opened other days/hours upon your request (let us know if mornings work better for you and/or your group). You should use these times to improve your experimental setup, understanding, and further pursue the lab measurement goals.
Lab Reports: Lab reports are due* on Tuesdays at noon. Late Policy: 1 through 6 days late: 2% deduction per day (may be waived with communication/approval, and larger deductions (5% per day) may apply to students repeatedly submitting late reports). More than 7 days late: 50% loss of credit. More than 14 days late: 0% credit.
Lab Teams:
Team 1: Kevin Belcik, Chad McElvany, Dhruv Sengar, Daniel Bergman
Team 2: A. J. Matthews, Ruozhu Duan, Geoffrey Rich
Team 3: Douglas Hoblet, Riza Kaya, Corey Grice
Team 4: Kyle Hartley, Joshua Lawrence, Purnaansh Gunaicha, Ligang Ye
Team 5: Tom Coates, Anthony Passero, Rosa Zartman
Final Exam (Project):
TBA
Lectures:
August 21, 2012: Introduction, Scientific Method, Igor Pro, Lab Reports
Igor Pro Laboratory Guide. Data files: Gaussian data, exponential data
August 28, 2012: Photovoltaics, and an Introduction to LabVIEW
LabVIEW Laboratory and Report Guide (Lab Report due noon on Tuesday Sept. 4th). LabVIEW Getting Started manual.
September 4, 2012: Earth-Sun Mechanics and Solar Spectra
September 11, 2012: Diffraction grating monochromator, light detection, and lock-in amplifiers
September 18, 2012: Signal detection (measuring a light spectrum using lock-in amplification) Note that the guide for Lab Report #4 (due Oct. 3rd) has been updated as shown in this lecture file.
October 9, 2012: Transparent Conductors: Optical and Electrical Properties Note: Lab Report #5 will be another Team report, and is due October 23.
October 23, 2012: Absorption in semiconductor thin films Note: Lab Report #6 will be another Team report, and is due November 6th.
October 30, 2012: Determining carrier type and mobility: Hall Effect measurements
Note that The Hall Effect lab report (Lab Report #7) will be an individual report, due Tuesday Nov. 13.
November 6, 2012: Solar cell performance characterization Note: Lab Report #8 on Solar Cell Characterization is a team report due November 28th.
November 13, 2012: X-Ray Diffraction: measurement and analysis. Note: The lab report (LR #9) on X-Ray Diffraction is an individual report, due Nov. 28th.
Quizzes
Quiz #1 - September 25, 2012
Quiz #2 - October 23, 2012
Quiz #3 - November 20, 2012