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HU Credits:
5
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Applied Physics
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Uriel Levy
Coordinator Office Hours:
Coordinate in advance
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Uriel Levy,
Mr. Yonatan Uziel
Course/Module description:
Fundamentals of crystal structure, refining processes of material and crystal growth, Semiconductor intrinsic and extrinsic, electrons and free holes - charge carriers majority and minority, regeneration processes - recombination, mobility, diffusion, life time and diffusion distance of free charge carriers, equation of flow and continuity, energy bands model, density of modes , probabilities of Entry, effective mass, semiconductor intrinsic and extrinsic at equilibrium, diode junction and the principle of operation, typical current voltage of diode junction, Schottky diode, metal contacts - semiconductor switching diode, diode hacking mechanism , field effect transistor, working principle and characteristic .
Course/Module aims:
• Introduction
• Classification of solids and crystals.
• Equilibrium properties of semiconductors.
• Carriers’ transport in semiconductors.
• Scattering mechanisms and carriers’ mobility.
• Nonequilibrium excess carriers in semiconductors.
• Experimental techniques for semiconductors’ characterization.
• Introduction to quantum theory of solids.
• Semiconductors’ statistics and energy band theory.
• PN junction
• Transistors
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Learn basic physical principles of semiconductors
Learn semiconductor components
Attendance requirements(%):
None
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture + Tutorial
Course/Module Content:
See course descripition
Required Reading:
NONE
Additional Reading Material:
• A.Bar-Lev, "Physics of Semiconductor and Semiconductor Devices".
• D.Neamen, "Semiconductor Physics and Devices. Basic Principles".
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
To take the Final Exam you need to submit
at least 80% of the Home Works
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