SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND DEVICES
ELE5SDP
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This unit aims to enhance students knowledge of semiconductor materials and devices, and issues in their use in the implementation of microelectronic circuits. Topics covered include fundamentals of carrier transport, generation, recombination and storage in semiconductors. The quantum mechanical foundations of the properties of solids. Types of solids and crystal structure. Surface properties. Semiconductor equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistics. Quantum processes in reduced dimensionality structures. Carrier lifetimes. Optical absorption in metals and semiconductors. Semiconductor junctions including the principles of operation of the p-n junction. Metal semiconductor ohmic and Schottky junctions. Semiconductor heterostructures. Electrical, structural and optical characterisation.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: John Devlin
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Physics of semiconductor devices | Recommended | Sze, S.M. | 2ND EDN, 1981. |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Devlin
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour examination | 70 | |
| one 500-word laboratory report | In order to pass this unit, students must obtain an overall pass grade, pass the examination and pass the practical work. | 10 |
| three 500-word assignments | 20 |