Physics 5520 Electronic Processes in Semiconductors (Spring, 2011)
Instructor: Distinguished Professor Z. Valy Vardeny
Office: 215 JFB
Phone: 1-8372
Fax: 1-4801
Email:
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Office Hours: Monday 12:00-2:00 PM, or by appointment
| Syllabus | Homework | Other |
| Syllabus |
HW 1 Solutions |
Experimental Determination of Properties of Solids (pptx) |
| HW 2 Solutions |
Four Probe Resistivity AN2 (pdf) | |
| HW 3 Solutions |
Bulk Crystal Growth (pptx) |
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Textbook: "Semiconductor Physics and Devices; Basic Principles" By Donald A. Neamen; Third Edition (McGraw-Hill, 2003). This book was ordered and is available at the University Bookstore.
Grades: There will be a problem set every other week. In addition there will be a midterm exam. In lieu of a final exam each student will be given a 30-minutes presentation Also each student will get a semiconductor crystal that he would need to characterize by optical, electrical and other means, with a turn-in lab report.
The weighting is given below:
| Problem Sets | 30 points |
| Lab report | 30 points |
| Mid-term exam | 20 points |
| Presentation | 40 points |
| Total | 120 points |
The grade would be then decided based on the class average
Background: You must have taken Physics 5510: Solid State Physics I or other equivalent course. An understanding of basic mathematics such as matrix and vector algebra, Fourier transform, and elementary second order differential equations is assumed.
Additional References: "Introduction to Solid State Physics", Charles Kittel, 8th edition (John Wiley). "Solid State Physics", Ashcroft & Mermin (Academic Press). "Optical Processes in Semiconductors", J.I. Pankove (Dover Science Books).
Lab Schedule:
| Absorption | Raman | X-Ray | Resistivity | |
| March 21 | March 22 | March 22 | March 23 | |
| JFB B-14 | INSCC 130 | MCEB 1325 | JFB 210 | |
| Ella & Liz | 11:00am - 1:00pm | 11:00am | 10:00am | 1:30pm |
| Bhoj & Adam | 9:00am - 11:00am | 10:00am | 11:00am | |
| Bill & Anil | 1:00pm-3:00pm | 2:00pm | 1:00pm | |
| Tek & Cody | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | 1:00pm | 2:00pm |
Outline: We will cover chapters 1-14 in the text book except chapter 12 and 13.
The lecturer reserves the right to change the order and time allocated to each chapter.
| Chapter 1 | The crystal structure of solids (2 lectures) |
| Chapter 3: | Introduction to quantum theory of solids (3 lectures) |
| Chapter 4: | The semiconductor in equilibrium (4 chapters) |
| Chapter 5: | Carrier transport phenomena (3 lectures) |
| Chapter 6: | Nonequilibrium excess carriers in semiconductors (4 lectures) |
| Chapter 14: | Optical effect in semiconductors (5 lectures) |
| Chapter 7 & 8: | The pn junction and pn diode (2 lectures) |
| Private Notes: | The photodiode and photovoltaic effect (2 lectures) |
| Chapter 9: | Metal-semiconductor and semiconductor junctions (2 lectures) |
| Chapter 10: | The bipolar transistor (1 lecture) |
| Chapter 11: | Metal-oxide semiconductor (2 lectures) |
