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2016　Electronic Properties of Semiconductors

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Academic unit or major
Electronic Chemistry
Instructor(s)
Ozasa Kazunari  Yamamoto Hiroshi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr7-8(G113)  
Group
-
Course number
ZIB.C403
Credits
2
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
3-4Q
Syllabus updated
2016/4/27
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This lecture covers the basic physics of semiconductors as well as the wide applications including solar cells, transistors, memory devices, and sensors. The first half term focuses on inorganic semiconductors (PN junction, solar cells, transistors, memory devices, new technologies, nanomaterials), and the second half focuses on organic semiconductors (new organic semiconductor materials, luminescence, thin film transistors, displays).

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain energy band concept and PN juction principle.
2) Understand device structure and mechanism, based on the PN juction principle.
3) Explain molecular orbital and organic electronics.
4) Understand mechanism of semiconducting sensors such as magnetic sensor.

Keywords

Semiconductor, Electric properties, Energy band, Semiconductor devices, Organic semiconductors

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lecture handouts are distributed for each class. Your attending is checked by a small test subject at the end of each class. Some demonstration are scheduled according to lecture subject.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Energy band 1 Energy levels, Conduction and valence band, Direct/indirect
Class 2 Energy band 2 Effective mass, Density of States, Fermi level, Doping
Class 3 Electric conduction Excitation, Drift, Diffusion, Relaxation, Mobility, Life time, Continuity Eq.
Class 4 PN junction Diffusion potential, Depletion layer, I-V characteristics
Class 5 Semiconductor devices 1 Solar cell, LED
Class 6 Semiconductor devices 2 MOS-FET, Flash memory, Image sensor
Class 7 Semiconductor nanostructures Nanoparticles, CNT, Nanowires, graphene
Class 8 Organic Electronics Organic FET, Organic LED, Organic photovoltaics
Class 9 Basic of Organic Electronics 1 Molecular orbital and Huckel approximation, Group velocity
Class 10 Basic of Organic Electronics 2 Drude model, Tight-binding approximation, 1D electron band
Class 11 Basic of Organic Electronics 3 Dimerization of lattice, Polyacetylene, Spontaneous symmetry breaking
Class 12 Basic of Organic Electronics 4 2D electron band, High-Tc cuprates, Graphene band strcuture
Class 13 Effect of Magnetic Field Hall effect, Landau level, Quantum oscillation
Class 14 Organic Electronics with Strongly Correlated Electrons Mott insulator, Mott-FET, Superconducting transistor
Class 15 General reviewing Inorganic/organic semiconductors

Textbook(s)

Handouts for each lecture

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Not specified

Assessment criteria and methods

Students' knowledge of semiconductor devices and organic semiconductor applications will be assessed via two report subjects.
Report subject 80%, lecture attendance 20%.

Related courses

  • EEE.D211 ： Semiconductor Physics
  • EEE.D331 ： Optical and Electromagnetic Property in Semiconductors
  • MAT.C305 ： Semiconductor Materials and Device

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Basic knowledges of physics and chemistry are required.

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