Applied Chemistry for Emerging Electronics and Futuristic Devices

Course objectives
1. To understand the chemical basis of electronic materials including conductors, semiconductors, and insulators 2. To apply electrochemical principles to analyze battery, supercapacitor, and fuel cell systems for electronics 3. To study the chemistry of dielectric, magnetic, and optical materials used in electronic devices 4. To analyze the chemistry of nanomaterials and thin films for emerging electronic and photonic applications 5. To introduce the chemistry of organic electronics, flexible devices, and futuristic electronic systems

Course content
Chemistry of Electronic Materials: Electronic structure and bonding in conductors, semiconductors, and insulators, silicon and germanium chemistry, doping chemistry (n-type and p-type), compound semiconductors (GaAs, GaN, InP), wide-bandgap semiconductors, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) principles Electrochemical Energy Devices: Electrochemical cells, electrode kinetics, Nernst equation, Li-ion battery chemistry (cathode, anode, electrolyte materials), solid- state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitor chemistry (EDLC and pseudocapacitors), fuel cells (PEM, alkaline), self-discharge and cycle life chemistry Dielectric, Magnetic and Optical Materials: Dielectric materials and polarization, dielectric properties and applications in capacitors and insulation. Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials (BaTiO ₃ , PZT) and their Applications. Liquid crystals and their applications in LCD displays. Electroluminescent materials, LEDs and phosphors for display and lighting systems. Magnetic materials including ferrites and rare-earth magnets, and their applications. Introduction to optical materials, optical fibers and magneto-optical applications in communication. Nanomaterials and Thin Films for Electronics: Synthesis of nanoparticles (chemical reduction, sol-gel, hydrothermal), quantum dots (CdSe, InP, carbon dots), carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene synthesis, thin film deposition techniques (PVD, CVD, ALD, spin coating), self- assembled monolayers (SAM), 2D materials (MoS2, h-BN), nanoelectronics applications Unit V – Organic Electronics and Futuristic Devices: Conducting polymers (polyaniline, polythiophene, PEDOT:PSS), organic semiconductors, organic light- emitting diodes (OLED) chemistry, organic photovoltaics (OPV), flexible and stretchable electronics, perovskite solar cells, memristors, molecular electronics, biodegradable electronics, neuromorphic device chemistry