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Day |
Date |
Topic |
Problem Sets |
Solutions |
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| 1 |
Tu |
8/25/08 |
Introduction to Solid-State
Electronics |
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| 2 |
Th |
8/27/08 |
Energy levels in atomic systems (H atoms, Si atoms, Si crystals) |
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| 3 |
Tu |
9/1/08 |
TBA |
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| 4 |
Th |
9/3/08 |
Crystal structure |
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| 5 |
Tu |
9/8/08 |
Crystal growth |
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| 6 |
Th |
9/10/08 |
Energy levels in intrinsic and
extrinsic semiconductors. Charge neutrality
equation. Temperature dependence |
HW1 |
Blackboard |
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| 7 |
Tu |
9/15/08 |
Density of states. Fermi distribution
function. Electron and hole concentration in
semiconductor systems at thermal equilibrium.
Nondegenerate/degenerate semiconductors |
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| 8 |
Th |
9/17/08 |
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| 9 |
Tu |
9/22/08 |
Drift current, Sheet resistance |
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| 10 |
Th |
9/24/08 |
Band bending. Diffusion current,
Einstein relations |
HW2 |
Blackboard |
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| 11 |
Tu |
9/29/08 |
Generation-recombination processes |
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| 12 |
Th |
10/1/08 |
Current continuity equations |
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| 13 |
Tu |
10/6/08 |
Basic equations in semiconductors.
Semiconductor bar illuminated at t = 0. |
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| 14 |
Th |
10/8/08 |
Basic equations in semiconductors.
Problems with semiconductors in nonequilibrium. |
HW3 |
Blackboard |
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| 15 |
Tu |
10/13/08 |
Review |
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| 16 |
Th |
10/15/08 |
MIDTERM EXAM 1 |
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| 17 |
Tu |
10/20/08 |
p-n junctions: energy diagram, width
of the depletion region |
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| 18 |
Th |
10/22/08 |
p-n junctions: currents, capacitances |
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| 19 |
Tu |
10/27/08 |
Optoelectronic devices (1) |
HW4 |
Blackboard |
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| 20 |
Th |
10/29/08 |
Optoelectronic devices (2) |
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| 21 |
Tu |
11/3/08 |
Metal-semiconductor junctions (1) |
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| 22 |
Th |
11/5/08 |
Metal-semiconductor junctions (2) |
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| 23 |
Tu |
11/10/08 |
JFET, MESFET: structure, current
characteristics, small signal parameters |
HW5 |
Blackboard |
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| 24 |
Th |
11/12/08 |
BJT: structure, punch-through |
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| 25 |
Tu |
11/17/08 |
BJT: Ebers-Moll equations, base width
modulation, emitter efficiency, base transport
factor, d.c. current gains, small-signal parameters |
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| 26 |
Th |
11/19/08 |
MOSFET: structure, threshold voltage |
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| 27 |
Tu |
11/24/08 |
MOSFET Current characteristics |
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| 26 |
Th |
11/26/08 |
Thanksgiving |
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| 27 |
Tu |
12/1/08 |
MOSFET: nanoscale electronics |
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| 28 |
Th |
12/3/08 |
Nanoelectronic devices. Review |
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FINAL EXAM |
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