PHYS 512/5236 - Advanced Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and or equivalent.
Description
This is a course about how charge flows in semiconductors with an emphasis on transport in nanoscale devices. The course consists of three main parts. Part 1 focuses on near- equilibrium transport in the presence of small gradients in the electrochemical potential or temperature, with or without the application of a small magnetic field. The emphasis in Part 2 is on the physics of carrier scattering and how the microscopic scattering processes are related to macroscopic relaxation times and mean-free-paths. Part 3 examines high-field transport in bulk semiconductors and so-called “non-local” transport in sub-micron devices. The course concludes with a brief introduction to quantum transport. The objective of the course is to develop a broad understanding of the basic concepts needed to understand modern
electronic devices. It is intended for those who work on electronic devices - whether they are experimentalists, device theorists, or computationalists.
Cross-listed
Same as NANO 5222 .
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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