| Type: | Ph.D.-level, Open University
Language: English |
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Previous course: C4402
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No credit points with: C4402
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Prerequisite: 10225/10221/10441
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Recommended semester: 8th semester
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Scope and form: Lectures and problem solving
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Examination: Evaluation of report(s) (13-scale)
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| Contact person: | Antti-Pekka Jauho, Building 345ø, Tel. +45 4525 5795, email antti@mic.dtu.dk |
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Department: Mikroelektronik Centret
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Aim: The course gives an introduction of advanced topics in semiconductor physics and technology, e.g., semiconductor microstructures and nanoscale structures. A physical understanding, based on quantum mechanics, of the properties of these structures is emphasized.
The course serves as an introduction to experimental and theoretical Masters' projects at MIC/COM.
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Contents: 1. Electronic structure of heterostructures, quantum wells, quantum wires, and quantum dots. 2. Tunneling 3. The Boltzmann equation and mobility in parallel transport 4. Coupled quantum wells and superlattices; Bloch oscillations 5. Quantum Hall effect 6. Mesoscopic transport, Landauer formula and its applications 7. Components based on semiconductor heterostructures
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