Archived: February 20, 2021

Course Code: PHY 2207

Course Title: Semiconductor Physics and Devices

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Year: Second

Semester: Second

Academic Year: 2019-2020

Credit: 03

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Course Convenor

Pre-recorded lectures

  • SCP01: Crystal structure [Video 36 min] [Slides]
  • SCP02: Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors [Video 18 min] [Slides]
  • SCP03: Formation of energy band in silicon crystal [Video 27 min] [Slides]
  • SCP04: Current in semiconductor [Video 16 min] [Slides]
  • SCP05: Density of states [Video 11 min] [Slides]
  • SCP06: Effective mass of charge carrier [Video 10 min] [Slides]
  • SCP07: Carrier concentration in intrinsic semiconductor [Video 20.5 min] [Slides]
  • SCP08: Hall effect — Hall voltage [Video 11.5 min] [Slides]

Lecture Notes

  • SCPLN01: Carrier concentration in intrinsic semiconductor [pdf]
  • SCPLN02: Half wave rectifier and Full wave rectifier [pdf]

Recorded Lectures

  • SCP_OC01: Crystal structure, Miller indices, Intrinsic & Extrinsic Semiconductors, etc [Video 71.5 min]
  • SCP_OC02: Formation of energy band, current in semiconductor [Video 50 min]
  • SCP_OC03: DOS, effective mass, carrier concentration [Video 55.5 min]
  • SCP_OC04: Motion and Recombination of Electrons and Holes [Video 58.5 min] [Slides]
  • SCP_OC05: Diffusion current and Hall effect [Video 57 min]
  • SCP_OC06: p-n junction, depletion region, potential barrier [Video 35 min]
  • SCP_OC07: p-n junction, forward bias and reverse bias [Video 38.5 min] [Slides]
  • SCP_OC08: LED, Solar cell [Video 42 min]
  • SCP_OC09: Load line analysis, half-wave rectifier [Video 54 min] [Slides]
  • SCP_OC10: Half-wave rectifier, full-wave rectifier [Video 49.5 min]
  • SCP_OC11: Efficiency, ripple factor of half wave rectifier [Video 47 min]
  • SCP_OC12: Efficiency, ripple factor of full wave rectifier [Video 39.5 min]
  • SCP_OC13: Si wafer production, MBE [Video 56 min]
  • SCP_OC15: Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) [Video 62 min] [Slides]
  • SCP_OC16: Junction field-effect transistor (JFET) [Video 55 min] [Slides]
  • SCP_OC17: Metal-oxide field-effect transistor (MOSFET) [Video 52.5 min]

Related Materials from Web

  • Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits – Chenming Hu [website]
  • Silicon wafer production [Video 4 min]
  • Hall Effect - Sixty Symbols [Video 6 min]
  • How does a diode work - the PN Junction (with animation) [Video 5 min]
  • PN junction Diode Explained | Forward Bias and Reverse Bias [Video 15 min]
  • How do solar cells work? [Video 5 min]
  • Half wave Rectifier Explained [Video 15 min]
  • Full wave Rectifier Explained [Video 18.5 min]

References

  • Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory – Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nashelsky
  • Grob's Basic Electronics – Mitchel E. Schultz [pdf 59.1 MB]
  • Microelectronic Circuits – Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith [pdf 52.5 MB]
  • Elementary Solid State Physics – M. Ali Omar
  • Fundamentals of Semiconductor Fabrication – Gary S. May and Simon M. Sze