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

The aim of this couse is to teach the physics of low dimensional semiconductor structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the electronic properties of semiconductor heterostructures.
2   Being able to undestand the phonon properties in low-dimensional systems.
3   Being able to learn of theory of electron transport in low-dimensional semiconductor structures.
4   Being able to identify the technological impotance of low-dimensional structures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Foundations
2 Foundations (continue)
3 Electrons and phonons in crystals
4 Electrons and phonons in crystals (continue)
5 Heterostructures
6 Heterostructures (continue)
7 Student presentations - 1
8 Konu tekrarı
9 Quantum wells and low-dimensional systems
10 Quantum wells and low-dimensional systems (continue)
11 Tunnelling transport
12 Tunnelling transport (continue)
13 Student presentations - 2
14 Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
The Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors, John H. Davies, Plenum Press, Cambridge University Press (1998)

Supplementary Book(s):
Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor structures, Paul Butcher, Norman H. March, Mario P. Tosi, Plenum Press, New York an London
Semiconductor Phyiscs and Applications M. Balkanski and R.F. Wallis Oxford University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing
Question-Answer
Discussing
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

In-semester score will be determined by adding the student's homeworks/presentations to the midterm score.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% of the participation of 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 14 3 42
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 3 33
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14551412112
LO.24551412112
LO.34551412112
LO.44551412112