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PHY 636: Fundamentals of Semiconductor (3)
Pre-requisites::
Condensed matter Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics and Statistical mechanics
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn about the following specific topics:
Bandgaps, Effective masse, Electrons and holes, the Fermi function, Intrinsic
carrier density, Doping and carrier concentrations, Carrier transport,
Generation-recombination, Quasi-Fermi levels, Energy band diagrams
Course Contents:
Introduction to semiconductors: Crystalline, polycrystalline, and
amorphous semiconductors, Material properties, Crystal structure and
Crystal growth, energy bands, Fundamentals of band structure, Fermi
Dirac distribution, Density of states
Doping: Carrier concentration (temperature dependence), Carrier
scattering and mobility, Equilibrium and Non Equilibrium (addition)
carrier concentrationConcepts of drift, diffusion and Recombination generation
Suggested Books:
- Semiconductor Physics and Devices by Donald A. Neamen
- Advanced semiconductor fundamentals by Robert F Pierret
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