ELT-22246 Semiconductor Device Physics, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies.

Person responsible

Donald Lupo, Mikko Valkama

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
ELT-22246 2019-01 3 - 4 Sagar Bhalerao
Donald Lupo
Serges Zambou
Passed final examination. Students may optionally also obtain credit for homework assignments.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, the student can explain the fundamentals of semiconductor physics (energy bands, charge carriers, doping, conductivity, mobility, junctions between conductors, semiconductors, dielectrics) The student is also able to explain the operating principles of the key semiconductor devices (e.g. p-n junction, Schottky and tunnel diodes, junction and field effect transistors, photovoltaic devices) and the materials parameters affecting these. The student develops a physical understanding that can be applied to novel devices (e.g. bulk heterojunction devices) , materials (e.g. metal oxides, organics) or processes (e.g. printing).

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Materials physics: energy bands, charge carriers, doping     Organic and metal oxide semiconductors 
2. Junctions: metal-semiconductor, p-n, tunnel     
3. Devices: Schottky diode, p-n junction diode, tunnel diode, junction transistor, field effect transistor, photovoltaic devices    Bulk heterojunction devices, organic semiconductor devices, OLEDs 

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

In order to pass the course the final examination must be passed. Accepted final examination requires adequate control of the core content of the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Solid State Electronic Devices   Streetman and Banerjee         Yes   
Lecture slides     Lupo       All material in the lectures is considered to be as much a part of the course as the textbook and students are subject to being examined in it.   Yes   

Additional information about prerequisites
FYS-6106 Basic Semiconductor Technology or equivalent knowledge is required as a prerequisite.



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
ELT-22246 Semiconductor Device Physics, 5 cr ELE-4307 Semiconductor Device Physics, 5 cr  

Updated by: Lupo Donald, 01.04.2019