The Department of Solid State Physics was born in 1980, after separating from the Department of Electronics - Solid State and becoming a part of the Department of Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, of the University of Sciences, National University, HCM. The department currently has two main training programs: Bachelor and Doctorate. The first Head of the Department was Teacher Pham Doan Han (1980-1984), Teacher Quang Han Khang (1984-1988), Teacher Truong Quang Nghia (1990-2008), and from 2008 to the present, Teacher Tran Quang Trung.
Figure 1. Teachers who have been/are working in the Department of Solid State Physics (from left to right): Mr. Tran Van Chon, Mr. Quan Han Khang, Mr. Tran Quang Trung, Ms. Vu Thi Phat Minh, Mr. Tran Minh Son and Master Truong Quang Nghia.
With a team of experienced, dedicated and creative staff, the Department of Solid State Physics has achieved success in teaching and scientific research. Specifically, many textbooks and monographs have been published to serve the teaching and research of students as well as for graduate students and graduate students majoring in Solid State Physics or majors in Materials Science.
Some books currently available in the department are General Crystallography (1979, Associate Professor Dr. Quang Han Khang), General Physics (2000, Associate Professor Dr. Truong Quang Nghia), Thermoluminescence (2010, Associate Professor Dr. Truong Quang Nghia), Solid State Physics (2012, Prof. Dr. Le Khac Binh and Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Nhat Khanh), Physical Properties of Crystals (2012, Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Quang Nghia) , Exercises and solutions for Physical Properties of Crystals (2020, Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Quang Nghia), Labview Programming (2023, Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Quang Nghia and Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Trung). In addition, a number of internal textbooks are also prepared by teachers in the department for current students, such as Semiconductor Components Textbook (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Quang Trung), University Crystallography Textbook (M.A. Vu Thi Phat Minh), Textbook of Ultrasonic Physics (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Quang Nghia). In addition, the department also carries out scientific research projects at many different levels and publishes many scientific articles in prestigious domestic and foreign scientific journals.
Figure 2. Some books of Solid State Physics teachers.
During more than 40 years of operation, the Department of Solid State Physics has trained many Bachelors, Masters and Doctors with solid knowledge, actively contributing to the development of society. Many alumni have become key experts at universities, research institutes and manufacturing facilities. The department also continues to develop research groups with many research directions of scientific and practical significance. Among them, we focus on three main research directions, the first is Manufacturing new materials, nanomaterials, 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D semiconductors using PVD, CVD and chemical methods. The second is to manufacture semiconductor components such as LEDs, OLEDs, MOSFETs, solar cells and gas sensitive sensors. The third direction is automation in sample manufacturing and measurement. In particular, the department has made a major contribution to building and upgrading machinery systems serving the sample manufacturing process, measuring equipment and analyzing results, in order to improve the quality of research and training. create. A specific example is that the department has taken the lead in manufacturing 2D materials such as graphene and phosphorene, as well as developing sensitive gas and VOCs measurement methods at the University of Science.
Figure 3. Some equipment at the Department of Solid State Physics: (top row from left to right) VO2 membrane generation system, black phosphorus crystal generation system, glove box system; (second row from left to right) PECVD system, evaporation system, gas sensitive measurement system.
Figure 4. Some images of some materials manufactured at the Department of Solid State Physics.
The department is always looking for ways to improve and innovate to improve quality and optimize the training process. In addition to required subjects, the department also offers many elective subjects so students can choose according to their abilities and future job requirements.
Regarding cooperation, the Department also establishes cooperative relationships with domestic and foreign Faculties and Institutes of Science to promote research activities. Some specific partners include the Department of Technical Physics of the College of Technology, Hanoi National University, the Institute of Materials of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences, the Department of Physics of the University of Moncton in Canada, Nanolab - University of Technology Czech Technology in Prague in the Czech Republic, Department of Physics at Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia, Department of Physics at Tohoku University in Sendai and Osaka University in Osaka, Japan, Materials Science at Pusan University and University of Ulsan in Korea.
Figure 5. Some activities in the Solid State Physics department.
Regarding employment opportunities, students and graduates of the Department will have complete professional knowledge and necessary soft skills. They can undertake professional jobs in companies, related international organizations, research institutes, or teach at universities and colleges. Some of the companies that graduates can apply to work for include ii-iv Company, E-silicon Company, Olympus Company, Renassa Company, First Solar Company, Intel Marvel Company and many more. other. In addition, students also have the opportunity to study abroad in countries related to the subject such as Japan, Korea, Canada, Australia, America, France and the Czech Republic.
Figure 6. Current staff in the Department of Solid State Physics.
The Department of Solid State Physics welcomes you to study, research and work at the Department.