Emergent Semiconductor Devices
Learnweb: EH-2024_1
Lecturers: Dr. Matthias Weiß, Prof. Dr. Hubert Krenner
Overview:
Semiconductors revolutionized our daily life. Today, billions of transistors perform complex computational tasks in the CPUs of our computers, tablets or smartphones. Lasers and detectors connected via optical fibers span the world wide web. Solar cells are the backbone to solve the global energy crisis. All these devices have one thing in common: they are made from semiconductors.
This lecture is designed as a revision class of the very basic concepts of semiconductors and semiconductor devices. It is recommended to students who want to refresh their knowledge or miss knowledge on semiconductors.
It aims to give a comprehensive overview on the physical properties and operation principles of semiconductor devices. Starting with a concise review of the fundamentals of semiconductors, the physical operation principles of exemplary devices are discussed.
The class covers to main areas:
Basic concepts and physics of semiconductors
Physics of semiconductor devices
- Diodes
- Transistors
Format, credits and assignments:
2 SWS, Friday 8:15h – 9:45h in Seminar room 87 – IG1
The class is part of Master Physics / Master Physik program
Elective Studies in Physics (Physikalische Wahlstudien) – recommended
Physical Specialization (Physikalische Vertiefung): Physics of Solid State Nanosystems / Physics of Low-Dimensional Solids - possible yet not strongly recommended
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of solid-state physics and quantum mechanics
Important organizational:
All classes will be given in English.
Seminars and lab courses
Our group supervises talks in several seminars and lab courses (Praktika) at the Bachelor and Master levels. Further details can be found at the respective Learnweb pages.