Phelma Formation 2022

Thin film elaboration technique - 4PMMISE4

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 6.0
    • Tutorials 6.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.0

Goal(s)

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

Contact Nathalie MATHIEU

Content(s)

Physical and electrical conducting properties of semiconductors :
• Semiconductor elementary properties at equilibrium (structures, energy bands, electron and hole, doping)
•Poisson equation and consequences (Space Charge Region, potential barrier or well)
• PN junction at equilibrium
•Weak perturbations of equilibrium : charge transport (conduction, carrier mobility, diffusion, Hall effect)
•Strong perturbations of equilibrium (carrier generation and recombination)



Prerequisites

Basics of :
• Quantum Physics
• Statistical Physics
• Solid-State Physics (electronic properties, energy bands, charge carriers)

Test

Written exam (2h)



Additional Information

Course list
Curriculum->Master->Semester 4
Curriculum->SIM->Semester 4
Curriculum->SGM / Materials Engineering->Semester 4

Bibliography

H. MATHIEU, Physique des semiconducteurs et des composants électroniques (Dunod, 2004)
G. STREETMAN and S. BANERJEE, Solid-State Electronic Devices (Prentice Hall, 2005)
S.M. SZE : Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology (2nd Ed., J. Wiley, 2002)
U.K. MISHRA and J. SINGH Semiconductor Device Physics and Design (Springer, 2008)