Department of Physics, University of
Utah
Course Number: Physics 5310 (3)
Course Title: Introduction to Crystal
Growth
- REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOK
- Fundamentals of Crystal Growth I
- COURSE DESCRIPTION
- General Description of Course: An introduction to the basic concepts of thermodynamics,
phase diagrams, materials properties and techniques required to grow bulk single crystals.
- PRE-REQUISITES
- Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Calculus-based Physics.
- OTHER COMMENTS
- This course has not been taught in at least 14 years and has never been taught by current
faculty or staff. Reconstituting it would be interesting but a huge amount of work.
- MANDATORY TOPICS (approx # of weeks each)
- Topic 1:
- Thermodynamics - 3
- Topic 2:
- Phase Euilibria and Pase Diagrams - 3
- Topic 3:
- Crystal Gowth and Phase Diagrams - 2
- Topic 4:
- Mass Transport and Heat Transfer - 2
- Topic 5:
- Segregation - 2
- Topic 6:
- Techniques of Melt Growth - 2
- Topic 7:
- Concepts and Techniques of Thin Film Growth - 2
- Links to exisiting web page for this course:
- Currently does not exist.
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Prepared by Matthew C. DeLong (3/22/99)