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APH 183a   Device Physics


   Welcome to APh 183a Fall Term 2007 -
   Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:30 am in 104 Watson



Homework : Homework issued on Tuesdays will be due the following Fridays at 5pm, and homework issued on Thursdays will be due the following Mondays at 5pm. Homework should be placed in the dropbox outside Watson 248.
Professor : Prof. Harry Atwater
TAs : Melissa Archer
Brendan Kayes
Office Hours : Wednesdays 6-7pm, Watson 250
Fridays 6-7pm, Watson 104
Class Secretary : April Neidholdt



Homework : Homework #1
Homework #2
Paper for Homework #2
Homework #3
GaP Band Diagram for Homework #3
Homework #4
Homework #5
Homework #6
Homework #7
Homework #8
Course
Information :
Syllabus
Lecture Notes :

8 Band Tight Binding Matrix
Lecture #4 Slides
Lecture #6 Slides
Lecture #7 Slides
Lecture #8 Slides
Lecture #15 Slides 1
Lecture #15 Slides 2

Course
Description :
Principles of semiconductor electronic structure, carrier transport properties, and optoelectronic properties relevant to semiconductor device physics. Fundamental performance aspects of basic and advanced semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices. Topics include energy band theory, carrier generation and recombination mechanisms, quasi-Fermi levels, carrier drift and diffusion transport, quantum transport. Lectures will consist of two parts: i) exposition of device physics fundamentals and ii) “complements” to fundamental issues in the form of focused topically-oriented sketches of real-world semiconductor physics science issues, devices and technologies.
Required
Texts :
1. Basic Semiconductor Physics, Chihiro Hamaguchi, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 3-540-41639-0, 2001.
2. Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 3rd Edition, S.M. Sze and Kwok K. Ng, John Wiley and Sons, New York, ISBN: 13-978-0-471-14323-9, 2007.
Recommended
Texts :
3. Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization, D.K. Schroder (editor), Wiley, New York, ISBN: 13-978-0-471-73906-7, 2006.
4. Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Robert F. Pierret, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-54393-1, 1996.