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Course Outline
Introduction
- Overview of semiconductors for government applications
Materials Properties and Doping
- Transition from energy levels to energy bands in semiconductor materials
- Characteristics of crystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous semiconductors
- Use of Miller indices for crystallographic orientation
- Properties of common semiconductors used in government technologies
- Behavior of free carriers within semiconductor materials
Rudiments of Quantum Mechanics
- Understanding the wave equation and its implications for semiconductor physics
- Phenomenon of quantum confinement in nanostructures
- Mechanisms of quantum tunneling and reflection
- Behavior of electron waves within crystal lattices
- Calculation of density of states for semiconductors
Equilibrium Carrier Concentration
- Understanding the Fermi function and its role in carrier concentration
- Evaluation of Fermi-Dirac integrals for accurate carrier concentration calculations
- Relationship between the Fermi level and carrier concentration
- Impact of doping density on carrier concentration in semiconductors
- Influence of temperature on carrier concentration for government applications
Carrier Transport, Generation, and Recombination
- Understanding the Landauer approach to carrier transport
- Analysis of current from nanoscale to macroscale in semiconductor devices
- Formulation and application of the drift-diffusion equation
- Processes of carrier recombination and generation in semiconductors for government use
The Semiconductor Equations
- Understanding the mathematical formulation of semiconductor behavior
- Construction and interpretation of energy band diagrams
- Concept of quasi-Fermi levels in semiconductors for government applications
- Solution of the minority carrier diffusion equation
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Proficiency in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics for government applications
- Familiarity with semiconductors
- Comprehension of basic differential equations
Audience
- Electrical engineers for government projects
- Individuals with an interest in semiconductors for government research
35 Hours
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