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Semiconductor physics - 4PMFPHS4

  • Number of hours

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

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Goal(s)

This course presents the physics of solids and physics of semiconductors which are necessary to understand the basic operation of semiconductor devices.

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Content(s)

  • 1. Semiconductor crystallography, energy bands, Fermi-Dirac distribution, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors.
  • 2. Semiconductors at equilibrium (mass action law, electroneutrality, Fermi level,…).
  • 3. Transport (diffusion, conduction, mobility, conservation equation,…).
  • 4. Semiconductors out of equilibrium (carriers injection, depletion regions,…).
  • 5. PN junctions


Prerequisites

solid state physics

Test

Semester 8 - The exam is given in english only 

In-class SESSION1:
Type of assessment: Supervised written exam + continuous assessment (homework) 10%
Duration: 2 hours
Modalities: All documents are forbidden. Only a formula document will be distributed with the subject for the exam.
Calculator: allowed

In-class SESSION2:
Same modalities as in session 1 for supervised written exam part. The continuous assessment remains the same as in session 1

Lockdown conditions, session 1: same as in-class, with the exam on-line and on-line supervision (zoom).
Lockdown conditions, session 2: same as in-class, with the exam on-line and on-line supervision (zoom).



session 1 condition normale : 90% DS + 10% CC
session 2 condition normale : 90% DS rattrapage + 10% CC de la session 1

session 1 condition confinement : mêmes qu’en présentiel
session 2 condition confinement : mêmes qu’en présentiel

Additional Information

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in UE Applied Materials II

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials basics & characterizat

Semester 8 - This course is given in english only EN
Course list
Curriculum->Degree Advanced Materials (AM)->Semester 8
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 8

Bibliography

  • Sze S.M.: Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology, 2nd Ed., J. Wiley, (2002)
  • Singh J.: Semiconductor devices, basic principles, Wiley, (2002)