PHY 340 - Semiconductor Materials and Devices

Three credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2020, 2022

This course is an introduction to the electronic properties of semiconductors and the functioning of semiconductor-based devices. Topics include introduction to crystalline solids, the band theory of metals and semiconductors, drift and diffusion of electrons and holes, electron-hole generation and recombination, PN junctions, diodes, bipolar junction and field-effect transistors, integrated circuit basics, photodetectors, solar cells, and light emitting diodes.

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Prerequisite: PHY 221 (Physics III).

PHY 323 (quantum physics) or LC 235 (Quantum waves) recommended, but not required. 

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 . (PHY 323  and LC 235  are recommended but not required)
Course Applies to: Photonics