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| Previous course: C1723 |
| Offered by:
Department of Physics
(FYS) |
| No credit points with: C1723/C1208 |
| Prerequisite: 10203 |
| Desirable: C1204/10207 |
| Recommended semester:
7th - 9th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and problem solving |
| Examination:
Oral exam (weight 2/3) combined with evaluation of written exercises (weight 1/3)
(13 point scale
) |
| Contact person: |
Jørgen Bindslev Hansen, FYS, Building 309, Tel. +45 4525 3242 |
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| Aim: The course gives the student an understanding of the fundamental electrical, magnetical and optical properties of semiconductors with special emphasis on the application oriented aspects. |
| Contents: Basic structural and electronic properties of semiconductors, in particular for the Si-family (Si, Ge and GaAs). Energy band diagrams. Band edges and energy band gaps. Fermi-Dirac statistics for semiconductors. Transport theory. Boltzmann model. Scattering processes i spherical one-valley potential. Electrical conductance, including temperature dependence. Hall effect and magnetoconductivity. Thermal conductance. Thermo-electric and piezo electric effects. Hot electron. Diffusion, injection and recombination of carriers. p-n junctions. Quasi-Fermi levels. Bipolar transistor, metal-semiconductor junction (Schottky). Optical effects. Absorption and reflection. Photo-electric effects. Quantum effects in heterostructures. |
