Semiconductor Physics and Devices detailed syllabus for Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the ECE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objective:
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Unit I
Electronic States
Crystal structures -reciprocal lattice – Brillouin zone and band representation. Dynamics of electrons in periodic potential: Kronig-Penny and nearly free electron models – band structure calculations -band structures of real semiconductors. Band gaps in semiconductors: Holes and effective mass concept – properties of conduction and valence bands.
Unit II
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Unit III
Electrical Transport
Scattering in semiconductors – Velocity-electric field relations: Low field response; mobility and high field transport. Very high field transport: Breakdown phenomena – avalanche breakdown – Zener tunneling. Carrier transport by diffusion – transport by drift and diffusion: Einstein”s relation. Charge injection and quasi-Fermi levels.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Devices
Processing of semiconductor devices: crystal growth, doping, deposition of dielectric films, lithography and metallization – p-n semiconductor junctions – homo and hetero junctions. MOS diode and MOSFET. Semiconductor quantum structures, density of states and excitons. Semiconductor photonic structures: 1D, 2D and 3D photonic crystals. Active and passive optoelectronic devices:photo processes.
Course Outcome:
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Text Books:
- R.F.Pierret, “Semiconductor Device Fundamentals”, Pearson, 2006.
- D.Neamen and D.Biswa, “Semiconductor physics and devices”, McGraw Hill Education, 2017.
References:
- N.Garcia, A. Damask and S.Schwarz “Physics for Computer Science Students”, SpringerVerlag, 2012.
- Umesh Mishra and Jasprit Singh, “Semiconductor Device Physics and Design”, Springer, 2008.
- Nandita Dasgupta and Amitava Dasgupta, “Semiconductor Devices: Modelling and Technology”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2004.
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