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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Information Electronics 2012W |
| Objectives |
Introduction to the basic concepts of solid state physics with emphasis on semiconductor physics. Preparation for the physics lectures in the Master Curriculum, namely Semiconductor Devices and Optoelectronic Devices.
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| Subject |
- binding mechanisms in solids
- translational invariant types of lattices
- x-ray and electron beam diffraction on crystals
- reciprocal lattice
- electron band structure in k-space
- effective mass
- hydrogen-like defects (doping)
- density of states
- carrier statistics in intrinsic und extrinsic semiconductors
- carrier transport by drift and diffusion
- generation und recombination
- carrier injection
- equation of continuity
- electrostatics of the p/n-junction
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| Criteria for evaluation |
oral exam
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| Methods |
blackboard, overhead and powerpoint viewgraphs, demonstration material, script
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
- Charles Kittel, Einführung in die Festkörperphysik, Oldenburg Verlag 2005
- S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, John Wiley and Sons 2001
- R. Sauer, Halbleiterphysik: Lehrbuch für Physiker und Ingenieure, Oldenbourg München, 2009
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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