COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES-I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5117 PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES-I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERPIL ŞAKIROĞLU

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

In recent years there have been remarkable advances in high technology that have revolutionized telecommunications, computing , and information circuits, microprocessors, and electromagnetic radiation detectors and emitters have played key roles in this revolution. In large measure these devices are based upon semiconductors as the active materials.
In this course, our aim is to understand the phsyics of low dimensional semiconductor structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand of electronic properties in semiconductor heterostructures.
2   Being able to learn of phonons in low-dimensional systems.
3   Being able to learn of theory of electron transport in low-dimensional semiconductor structures.
4   Being able to understand of low-dimensional structures as quantum wires and quantum dots.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Chapter 1: Electronic Properties in Semiconductor Heterostructures
2 Chapter 1 (Continue): Electronic Properties in Semiconductor Heterostructures
3 Chapter 1 (Continue): Electronic Properties in Semiconductor Heterostructures
4 Chapter 2: Phonons in Low-Dimensional Systems
5 Chapter 2 (Continue): Phonons in Low-Dimensional Systems
6 Chapter 3: Theory of Electron Transport in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
7 1st MIDTERM
8 Chapter 3 (Continue): Theory of Electron Transport in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
9 Chapter 3 (Continue): Theory of Electron Transport in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
10 Chapter 3 (Continue): Theory of Electron Transport in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
11 Chapter 3 (Continue): Theory of Electron Transport in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
12 2nd MIDTERM
13 Chapter 4: Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots
14 Chapter 4 (Continue): Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Physics og Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures, Paul Butcher, Norman H. March, Mario P. Tosi, Plenum Press, New York an London

Supplementary Book(s):
Semiconductor Phyiscs and Applications M. Balkanski and R.F. Wallis Oxford University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing
Question-Answer
Discussing
Home Work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
2. Final examination will be evaluated by essay or test typ examination technique.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons.
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.sokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 12 2 24
Preparing presentations 12 3 36
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14554
LO.24554
LO.34554
LO.44554