COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMICONDUCTIVITY - I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5059 SEMICONDUCTIVITY - 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

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
PHYSICS
PHYSICS
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

This lecture contains the main properties of semi-conductors, their electronic structures and the interaction between elctron, atom and photons. It aims to give information and skill to the students for the nature of semi-conductors and their characterization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the main properties of semi-conductors
2   To understand the theories of semi-conductors
3   To identify the difference between P and N Type semi-conductors
4   To define the Classic and Kuantum Hall effect
5   To explain the difference between the P-N bounds, metal - semi-conductor and hetero bounds
6   To define the semi-conductor equipments and their usage area

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Crystal structures, atomic bonding, defects in solids
2 Introuction to electrical conductivity in solids
3 Quantum Mechanics and Free Electron Model
4 Band Theory of solids
5 Conductivity properties in semi-conductors
6 Main properties of semi-conductors
7 Midterm-I
8 P and N Type semi-conductors
9 Optical properties of semi-conductors
10 Thermodynamic properties of semi-conductors
11 Classic and Quantum Hall effect
12 P and N bounds, metal semi-conductor bounds, hetero bounds
13 Semi-conducting equipments and Usage Areas
14 Midterm-II

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Semiconductor Materials, An Introduction to basic prenciples, B.G.Yacobi, Kluwer (2003)
2) Introduction to Semiconductor Physics, H.T.Grahn, Prentice-Hall(1995)
3) Physics of Semiconductor Devices, S. M. Sze, Kwok Kwok Ng, Willey, (2007)
4) Semiconductor Physics ,K. Seeger, Springer, (2004)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Question-answer
3. Discussion
4. Problem-solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Student s assignments will be considered by directly adding to final and midterm notes.

Assessment Criteria

1. Student s presentation and projects will be added to midterm notes
2. Final exam will be assessed by written examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 80% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make applied quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.
4. The faculty member wil be made experimental study to students in superconductivity laboratory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kemal.kocabas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Once in a week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1553
LO.25553
LO.3433
LO.45533
LO.55533
LO.65543