Course Catalog 2007-2008

FYS-6216 SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS I, 4 cr
Semiconductor Physics I

Courses persons responsible
Tapio Rantala

Lecturers
Tapio Rantala

Implementations
Extra info: Lectures 7.1.2008-30.4.2008,
Exercises 14.1.2008-30.4.2008
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Selected issues from the text book chapters 1 - 9

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Detailed analysis of the band theory of electrons including principles of calculation methods. Electron¿phonon interaction and electronic properties of defects.       
2. Transport phenomena in semiconductors.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam on text book chapters 1 to 5.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Semiconductor Physics and Applications M. Balkanski ja R.F. Wallis 0-19-851740-8 www.oup.com Springer Yes  English 
    Other online content Semiconductor Physics I Tapio Rantala     http://www.tut.fi/~trantala/opetus No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-6100 FYS-6100 Basic Semiconductor Technology 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Course starts in the 3rd period but IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY and will be lectured 2h / week.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 30 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 70 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 60
    Total sum 108

    Additional information related to course
    This high-level course is directed to computational semiconductor physics.
    Suits to graduate level studies, too.

    Correspondence of content
    FYS-6210 Semiconductor Physics I

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    Last modified 22.11.2007
    Modified byVirpi Hämäläinen