Phelma Formation 2022

Materials for components - 4PMNMPC9

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 10.0
    • Tutorials 10.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 2.0

Goal(s)

Materials selection has become a fundamental issue for components. The main objective of this course is that at the end a student is capable to identify and justify the choice of materials found in the basic electronic and optoelectronic components.

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Content(s)

Materials for components.

Chapter 1 : Generalities on materials met in components

  • Materials in components: a key issue
  • Semiconductors
  • Semiconductors substrates and hetero-epitaxy
  • Junctions: semiconductor / isolator and semiconductor / metal

Chapter 2: Principles and Elaboration methods of materials

  • Elaboration of materials and thermodynamics
  • Physical parameters of material elaboration and obtained structure
  • Crystal growth techniques
  • Thin film elaboration techniques
  • Influence of the growth technique on properties

Chapter 3: Silicon based components.

  • Silicon based and silicon on isolator based components
  • Band gap engineering on Si based components.
  • Thermal oxidation of Silicon
  • Semiconductor / isolator Interface
  • Metal silicides

Chapter 4: Other material components.

  • III-V semiconductor components
  • Wide band gap semiconductors
  • Solar cells (First, Second and Third generation)
  • Superconductors


Prerequisites

Semiconductor physics and solid state physics.

Test

Written exam (2h).



N1=100%DS

Additional Information

Course list
Curriculum->PNS->Semester 4