This course covers the basic physics of semiconductors as well as the wide applications including solar cells, transistors, memory devices, and sensors. The first half of the 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).
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain energy band concept and PN junction principle.
2) Understand device structure and mechanism, based on the PN junction principle.
3) Explain molecular orbital and organic electronics.
4) Understand mechanism of semiconducting sensors such as magnetic sensor.
Semiconductor, Electric properties, Energy band, Semiconductor devices, Organic semiconductors
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Lecture handouts are distributed in each class. Students' attendances are checked by quiz at the end of each class. Some demonstration related the lecture subject are scheduled.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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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 |
Not specified (Handouts for each lecture)
Not specified (Handouts for each lecture)
Students' knowledge of semiconductor devices and organic semiconductor applications will be assessed via two report subjects.
Report subject 80%, lecture attendance 20%.
Basic knowledges of physics and chemistry are required.