Ryou Research Group

MECE5397-01 Semiconductor

Learning Objectives:

The goal of the course is to provide the fundamental concepts in semiconductor materials and devices for electronic, photonic, energy, and sensing applications.
The objectives are to learn (1) the fundamentals of semiconductor materials and (2) semiconductor operating principles for different applications.

Course Topics:

• Fundamentals of semiconductor materials
  • History of semiconductor materials and devices
  • Doping and electrical properties of semiconductors
  • Fermi level and quasi-Fermi level
  • Diffusion and drift of carriers
  • Excess carriers
  • Recombination and regeneration of carriers
  • Optical process
• Fundamental of semiconductor devices
  • Group IV elemental semiconductors
  • Compound semiconductors
  • Device fabrication processes
  • p-n and other junctions and diodes
• Photonic devices
  • Light-emitting diodes and solid-state lighting
  • Semiconductor lasers
  • Solar cells and photovoltaic systems
  • Photodetectors
• Transistors
  • Field-effect transistors fundamentals
  • Thin-film transistors
  • Wide bandgap materials and devices and high-power electronic devices and systems
• Mechano-electric devices
  • Piezoelectric materials
  • Piezoelectric/triboelectric generators/sensors

Sample syllabus