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MY 3701-Introduction to Semiconductor Materials Science and Engineering

Course Information

  • Course Location:U113
  • Class Times:MW 2:05pm – 2:55pm
  • Instructor:Dr. Joshua M. Pearce
  • Office Hours:MW 3-4pm or by appointment

Course Description/Overview

An introduction to the materials science and engineering of semiconductors. Topics include: semiconductor material electronic, thermal, and optical properties, how these properties are modified, how elementary devices made from these materials operate, and how device function depends on materials selection and processing.

  • Credits: 2.0
  • Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
  • Pre-Requisite(s): PH 2400

Course Resources

Course Schedule

The course will follow the schedule below. However, please note, that if there are changes they will appear here and be announced in class. It is your responsibility to ensure you are up to date.

Schedule



Week Class Date Topic To Do
1 1 08/29/11 Quiz 0, Intro, Research Read for the topic presented – every day – before or after class from Kasap 3rd ed.

2 08/31/11 Schedule, Intro to Industrial symbiosis and semiconductors 1.10 Czochralski Growth- 1.11 Amorphous semiconductors Semiconductor Recycling Project Assigned Review 1.1-1.9, 1.12
2 3 09/05/11 No class

4 09/07/11 2.1 Drude Model, 2.2 Ideal materials, 2.3 Matthiessen+Nordheim rules, 2.4 Resistivity of mixtures, contacts
3 5 09/12/11 2.5 Hall Effect, 2.6 Thermal conduction, 2.7 Electrical conductivity in non-metals User page posted

6 09/14/11 Quantum Physics – 3.1 Photons, 3.2 Waves, 3.9 Lasers
4 7 09/19/11 Modern Theory of Solids- 4.2 Band theory, 4.3 Semiconductors, 4.4. Electron effective mass, 4.5 DOS

8 09/21/11 4.6 Stats, 4.7 Quantum theory metals, 4.8 Fermi Energy, 4.9 Thermionic Emission, 4.10 Phonons Semiconductor recycling 1-5 Due
5 9 09/26/11 5.1 Intrinsic Semi, 5.2. Extrinsic, 5.3 Temp. dependence of conductivity Special Topics Assigned

10 09/28/11 5.4 Recombination, 5.5 Diffusion, 5.6 Continuity Equation
6 11 10/03/11 5.7 Optical abs., 5.8 Piezoresistivity, 5.9 Schottky junctions, 5.10 Ohmic contacts

12 10/05/11 5.11 Direct, indirect gaps, 5.12 Indirect recombination, 5.13 Amorphous semiconductors Semiconductor Recycling Project Due - moved to 10/7 Friday by 4pm
7 13 10/10/11 6.1-6.5 p/n junctions

14 10/12/11 6.6 BJT, 6.7 JFET, 6.8 MOSFET '
8 15 10/17/11 LEDs, 9. Optical Properties of materials The future of light

16 10/19/11 6.10 Photovoltaics, 6.11 p-i-n devices Track ‘A’ grades due
9 17 10/24/11 Photovoltaic systems engineering, enviro, economics Special Topics Due

18 10/26/11 Special topics 1 Presentations click to sign up
10 19 10/31/11 Special topics 2 Presentations click to sign up

20 11/02/11 Special topics 3 Presentations click to sign up
11 21 11/07/11 No class

22 11/09/11 No class
12 23 11/14/11 Special topics 4 Presentations click to sign up

24 11/16/11 Special topics 5 Presentations click to sign up
13 25 11/21/11 No class

26 11/23/11 No class
14 27 11/28/11 Special topics 6 Presentations click to sign up

28 12/05/11 Special topics 7 Presentations click to sign up
15 29 12/07/11 Last Class – Review for finals

x 12/12/11 Final exam 3pm M&M U113


12/20/11 Grades Due

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