PHT.301 Physics of Semiconductor Devices
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Outline
Introduction
Electrons in crystals
Intrinsic Semiconductors
Extrinsic Semiconductors
Transport
pn junctions
Contacts
JFETs/MESFETs
MOSFETs
Bipolar transistors
Opto-electronics
Lectures
Books
Exam questions
Html basics
TUG students
Student projects
Before the lectures the slides will be available at: https://cloud.tugraz.at/index.php/s/GEkjqNMZGcMdP5t The lectures will be streamed via TUbe
October 5, 2022 - Introduction - video, slides (pdf)
October 12, 2022 - Electrons in crystals - video, slides (pdf)
October 19, 2022 - Intrinsic semiconductors - video, slides (pdf)
Boltzmann approximation, Intrinsic semiconductors with a split-off band
Exam questions: May 14 P1, Apr 16 P1
November 9, 2022 - Extrinsic semiconductors / Carrier transport - video, slides (pdf)
Determining Ef from the charge neutrality condition, Fermi energy and carrier concentrations of extrinsic semiconductors
Exam questions: Mar 20 P1, Jun 19 P1, Mar 19 P1, Nov 18 P1, Oct 18 P1, Mar 18 P1
November 16, 2022 Carrier transport / pn-junctions - video, slides (pdf)
Electron and hole mobility of silicon, Electrical conductivity of silicon, Drift and Diffusion simulation
November 23, 2022 pn-junctions - video, slides (pdf)
November 30, 2022 pn-junctions / metal - semiconductor contacts - video, slides (pdf)
Abrupt pn junctions in the depletion approximation, A linearly graded pn junction in the depletion approximation, Long diodes, PN diode IV characteristics, PN diode Current-Temperature Characteristics, PN diode Voltage-Temperature Characteristics
Exam questions: Feb 18 P1, Nov 17 P1
Metal / n-semiconductor Schottky contact in the depletion approximation, Metal / p-semiconductor Schottky contact in the depletion approximation
Exam questions: Jan 19 P3, Mar 17 P3
December 7, 2022 JFETs, MESFETs, MODFETs - video, slides (pdf)
JFET Gradual Channel Approximation, MESFET Gradual Channel Approximation, Transistor characteristics of a n-channel JFET, Transistor characteristics of a p-channel JFET, Transistor characteristics of a n-channel MESFET
Exam questions: Mar 20 P3, Jan 20 P1, May 19 P1, Mar 19 P3, Nov 18 P2, Jun18 P1, May18 P2, Jun 17 P2
December 14, 2022 MOSFETs I - video, slides (pdf)
MOS Capacitor - Solving the Poisson Equation, MOS Capacitor - Capacitance voltage, MOSFET Gradual Channel Approximation, Transistor characteristics of a n-channel MOSFET, Transistor characteristics of a p-channel MOSFET, High frequency response of MOSFETs, Subthreshold current,
Exam questions: Mar 20 P2, Jan 20 P2, Jun 19 P2, May 19 P2, Jan 19 P2, Jun18 P2, May18 P1, Mar 18 P2, Mar 18 P3, Feb 18 P3, Nov 17 P3, Jun 17 P3
January 18, 2023 - Bipolar transistors - slides (pdf)
Ebers - Moll model: Common base configuration, Common emitter configuration Minority carrier concentration of an npn bipolar transistor, NPN common base configuration , NPN common emitter configuration (including the Early effect)
Exam questions: Jan 20 P3, Jun 19 P3, May 19 P3, Mar 19 P2, Jan 19 P1, Nov 18 P3, Jun18 P3, May18 P3, May18 P4, Mar 18 P4, Feb 18 P2, Nov 17 P2, Nov 17 P4, Jun 17 P4, Mar 17 P4
January 25, 2023 - Optoelectronics - video, slides (pdf)
Light emitting diode, Solar cell
Exam questions: Mar 20 P4, Jan 20 P4, Jun 19 P4, May 19 P4, Mar 19 P4, Jan 19 P4, Nov 18 P4, Jun18 P4, Feb 18 P4, Jun 17 P1
Winter Semester 2021 Winter Semester 2020