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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PHY 5172 PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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 analyze the response of low-dimensional systems under external fields 2   Being able to use approximate methods for electronic structure calculations 3   Being able to define the optical behaviour of low-dimensional systems 4   Being able to explain the fundamental physics of two-dimensional electron gas 5   Being able to identify the optical properties of quantum wells

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Electric and magnetic fields 2 Electric and magnetic fields (continue) 3 Approximate methods 4 Approximate methods (continue) 5 Scattering rates: The golden rule 6 Scattering rates: The golden rule (continue) 7 Student presentations - I 8 Repetition of topics 9 The two-dimensional electron gas 10 The two-dimensional electron gas (continue) 11 Optical properties of quantum wells 12 Optical properties of quantum wells (continue) 13 Student presentations - II 14 General review

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 and London 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 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

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 Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 20 20 Preparation for Final Exam 1 25 25 Preparing assignments 2 20 40 Preparing Presentations 2 10 20 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 4 44 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 203

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 LO.2 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 LO.3 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 LO.4 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 LO.5 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 2 2