COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTORS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 4150 INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTORS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NAZLI BOZ YURDAŞAN

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

Giving information about the main concepts of semi-conductors, electronic structures, interaction between phonons, atomic and electrons in semiconductors, the main properties of semi-conducting materials . Aims to give the knowledge about nature of semiconductors, semiconductor devices and their characterisation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To outline main propeties of semi-conductors
2   To understand the theories of Semiconductor
3   To express diferences between Type P and type N
4   To define specifing classic and quantum hall effect
5   To explain and express diferences between P-N junctions, metal - semiconductor and hetero junctions
6   To define applications and using semi-conductor devices up to the minute technology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cyrstal structure, Atomic bonding, defects of solids
2 To introduce electrical conductivity of solids
3 Quatum mechanics and free electron model
4 Band theory of solids
5 Main properties of semi-conductors
6 Conduction properties of semi-conductors
7 Midterm
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-N Junctions
13 Metal - Semiconductor Junctions
14 An overview, Hands-on session

Recomended or Required Reading

1)Semiconductor Materials, An Introduction to Basic Principles , 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 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam and final exam are taken as the achievements of students for the course.



Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazli.boz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be anounced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Web Search and Library Research 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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