COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMICONDUCTIVITY - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERPIL ŞAKIROĞLU

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
PHYSICS
PHYSICS
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide information about the basic properties, electronic structures and technological application areas of semiconductors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain the electronic properties of semiconductors.
2   Being able to describe the movement and recombination processes of charge carriers.
3   Being able to define P-N junction, metal - semiconductor junction mechanisms
4   Being able to specify semiconductor-based devices and their usage areas

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Crystal structures, Introduction to quantum mechanics
2 Introducion to the quantum theory of solids
3 The semiconductors in equilibrium
4 Carrier transport phenomena
5 Nonequilibrium excess carriers in semiconductors -I
6 Student's presentations -I
7 Midterm
8 Nonequilibrium excess carriers in semiconductors -II
9 Device fabrication technology
10 The pn junction
11 The pn junction diode
12 Metal-semiconductor and semiconductor heterojunctions
13 Student's presentations -II
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Main textbook:
Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits, Chenming Hu, Pearson, 2009.

Reference sources:
1) Semiconductor physics and devices, D. A. Neamen, McGrawHill, 2011.
2) Physics of Semiconductor Devices, S. M. Sze, Kwok Kwok Ng, John Willey nad Sons, 2007.
3) Semiconductor Materials, An Introduction to basic prenciples, B.G.Yacobi, Kluwer, 2003.
4) Introduction to Semiconductor Physics, H.T.Grahn, Prentice-Hall, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer Technique
3. Discussion Method
4. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The homework/presentations prepared by the student will be added to the midterm exam grade and the success of the semester will be determined.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of the classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serpil.sakiroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 20 40
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 178

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

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