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
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