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Semiconductor physics - 3PMKSCO6

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 10.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 12.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 0

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Goal(s)

To understand the physical phenomena which appear in semiconductor materials and are used in microelectronic devices or sensors.

Contact Nathalie MATHIEU

Content(s)

Semiconductor elementary properties at equilibrium (crystal lattices, energy bands, effectiv mass cpncept, electrons and holes, doping)
• Poisson equation and consequences (space charge region, potential barrier or well)
• PN junction
• Weak perturbations of equilibrium : charge transport (conduction, carrier mobility, diffusion)



Prerequisites
  • Basics in physics : Physics course PET-PMP S1 ( Code 3PMKTCP6 )
  • Differential equations

Test

Written exam (2h)



Additional Information

Course list
Curriculum->F1Y-PMP->Semester 6
Curriculum->F1Y-PET->Semester 6
Curriculum->1Y Core Curriculum->Semester 6
Curriculum->Common courses->Semester 6

Bibliography

Henry Mathieu, Hervé Fanet, Physique des semiconducteurs et des composants électroniques, Editions Dunod, 2009
Christian Ngô, Hélène Ngô, Physique des semiconducteurs, Editions Dunod, 2012
Ben G. Streetman, Sanjay K. Banerjee, Solid state devices, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2014
Simon M. Sze, Kwok K. Ng , Physics of semiconductore devices, Wiley 2006