Course No

UFC C055

Course Title
Semiconductors
L T Pand
C Devices
3 1 0 4
1. Introduction:
Elementary
properties of semiconductors types of
semiconductors intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors p,n type semiconductors
doping of semiconductors (high level and low level) electronic band structure.
2. Carrier transport and excess carrier phenomena carrier drift drift current density
mobility effects - carrier diffusion diffusion current density total current density graded impurity distribution effect of non-uniform impurity concentration -carrier
generation and recombination excess carrier generation and recombination generation
and recombination processes - phonons- high field effect velocity saturation - hot
electron transport theory.
3. Thermal effects in semiconductors: thermal conductivity thermo-electric power
thermo-magnetic effects condition of degeneracy - effective mass. Methods of
determining of characteristic properties of semiconductors: the minimum energy gap
Hall effect - mobility of electrons and holes carrier concentration energy levels in
the forbidden band due to impurities minority carrier lifetime injection ratio.
4. Optical properties of semiconductors optical processes in semiconductors optical
absorption processes interband absorption process free carrier absorption process
excitonic effects emission spectrum stimulated emission - optical constants photon
absorption coefficient - light absorption edge Photoconductivity effect practical
applications of Photoconductivity - Dember effect Photovoltaic effect
Photomagnetoelectric effect.
5. Applications of semiconductors use of semiconductors in electrical technology
rectifiers transistors photodiode photoelectric power generator infra-red detector
infra-red modulators thermopiles thermo-electric refrigerators non-linear resistors thermistor, varistor, photoresistor.
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1985.
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Amsterdam, 1980.
3. Donald A Neamen, An introduction to semiconductor devices, McGraw-Hill International
Ed., New York, 2006.
4. Sheng S Li, Semiconductor Physical Electronics, second edition, Springer, New York,
2006.
5. Charles M Wolfe, Nick Holonyak, JR, Gregory E Stillman, Physical Properties of
Semiconductors, Prentice Hall International Inc.,London 1989.
6. Adir Bar. Lev., Semiconductors & Electronic Devices, Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi,1987.
7. J.M. Martinez-Duarte, R.J.Martin-Palma and F. Agullo-Rueda, Nanotechnology for
Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Elsevier B.V, Netherlands, 2008.