PH8253 PHYSICS FOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Common to BME, ME, CC, ECE, EEE, E&I, ICE)
L T P C 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES: To understand the essential principles of Physics of semiconductor device and Electron transport properties. Become proficient in magnetic, dielectric and optical properties of materials and nano devices.
UNIT I ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Classical free electron theory - Expression for electrical conductivity – Thermal conductivity, expression - Wiedemann-Franz law – Success and failures - electrons in metals – Particle in a three dimensional box – degenerate states – Fermi- Dirac statistics – Density of energy states – Electron in periodic potential: Bloch thorem – metals and insulators - Energy bands in solids– tight binding approximation - Electron effective mass – concept of hole.
UNIT II SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS
9 Intrinsic Semiconductors – Energy band diagram – direct and indirect semiconductors – Carrier concentration in intrinsic semiconductors – extrinsic semiconductors - Carrier concentration in Ntype & P-type semiconductors – Carrier transport: Velocity-electric field relations – drift and diffusion transport - Einstein’s relation – Hall effect and devices – Zener and avalanche breakdown in p-n junctions - Ohmic contacts – tunnel diode - Schottky diode – MOS capacitor - power transistor.
UNIT III MAGNETIC AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Magnetism in materials – magnetic field and induction – magnetization - magnetic permeability and susceptibility–types of magnetic materials – microscopic classification of magnetic materials - Ferromagnetism: origin and exchange interaction- saturation magnetization and Curie temperature – Domain Theory. Dielectric materials: Polarization processes – dielectric loss – internal field – Clausius-Mosotti relation- dielectric breakdown – high-k dielectrics.
UNIT IV OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Classification of optical materials – carrier generation and recombination processes - Absorption emission and scattering of light in metals, insulators and Semiconductors (concepts only) - photo current in a P- N diode – solar cell –photo detectors - LED – Organic LED – Laser diodes – excitons - quantum confined Stark effect – quantum dot laser.
UNIT V NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES
9 Introduction - electron density in bulk material – Size dependence of Fermi energy– quantum confinement – quantum structures - Density of states in quantum well, quantum wire and quantum dot structures –Zener-Bloch oscillations – resonant tunneling – quantum interference effects – mesoscopic structures: conductance fluctuations and coherent transport – Coulomb blockade effects - Single electron phenomena and Single electron Transistor – magnetic semiconductors– spintronics - Carbon nanotubes: Properties and applications.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS 20 OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the students will able to gain knowledge on classical and quantum electron theories, and energy band structuues, acquire knowledge on basics of semiconductor physics and its applications in various devices, get knowledge on magnetic and dielectric properties of materials, have the necessary understanding on the functioning of optical materials for optoelectronics, understand the basics of quantum structures and their applications in spintronics and carbon electronics.
TEXT BOOKS: 1. Kasap, S.O. “Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices”, McGraw-Hill Education, 2007. 2. Umesh K Mishra & Jasprit Singh, “Semiconductor Device Physics and Design”, Springer, 2008. 3. Wahab, M.A. “Solid State Physics: Structure and Properties of Materials”. Narosa Publishing House, 2009.
REFERENCES 1. Garcia, N. & Damask, A. “Physics for Computer Science Students”. Springer-Verlag, 2012. 2. Hanson, G.W. “Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics”. Pearson Education, 2009 3. Rogers, B., Adams, J. & Pennathur, S. “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems”. CRC Press, 2014
(Common to BME, ME, CC, ECE, EEE, E&I, ICE)
L T P C 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES: To understand the essential principles of Physics of semiconductor device and Electron transport properties. Become proficient in magnetic, dielectric and optical properties of materials and nano devices.
UNIT I ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Classical free electron theory - Expression for electrical conductivity – Thermal conductivity, expression - Wiedemann-Franz law – Success and failures - electrons in metals – Particle in a three dimensional box – degenerate states – Fermi- Dirac statistics – Density of energy states – Electron in periodic potential: Bloch thorem – metals and insulators - Energy bands in solids– tight binding approximation - Electron effective mass – concept of hole.
UNIT II SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS
9 Intrinsic Semiconductors – Energy band diagram – direct and indirect semiconductors – Carrier concentration in intrinsic semiconductors – extrinsic semiconductors - Carrier concentration in Ntype & P-type semiconductors – Carrier transport: Velocity-electric field relations – drift and diffusion transport - Einstein’s relation – Hall effect and devices – Zener and avalanche breakdown in p-n junctions - Ohmic contacts – tunnel diode - Schottky diode – MOS capacitor - power transistor.
UNIT III MAGNETIC AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Magnetism in materials – magnetic field and induction – magnetization - magnetic permeability and susceptibility–types of magnetic materials – microscopic classification of magnetic materials - Ferromagnetism: origin and exchange interaction- saturation magnetization and Curie temperature – Domain Theory. Dielectric materials: Polarization processes – dielectric loss – internal field – Clausius-Mosotti relation- dielectric breakdown – high-k dielectrics.
UNIT IV OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
9 Classification of optical materials – carrier generation and recombination processes - Absorption emission and scattering of light in metals, insulators and Semiconductors (concepts only) - photo current in a P- N diode – solar cell –photo detectors - LED – Organic LED – Laser diodes – excitons - quantum confined Stark effect – quantum dot laser.
UNIT V NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES
9 Introduction - electron density in bulk material – Size dependence of Fermi energy– quantum confinement – quantum structures - Density of states in quantum well, quantum wire and quantum dot structures –Zener-Bloch oscillations – resonant tunneling – quantum interference effects – mesoscopic structures: conductance fluctuations and coherent transport – Coulomb blockade effects - Single electron phenomena and Single electron Transistor – magnetic semiconductors– spintronics - Carbon nanotubes: Properties and applications.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS 20 OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the students will able to gain knowledge on classical and quantum electron theories, and energy band structuues, acquire knowledge on basics of semiconductor physics and its applications in various devices, get knowledge on magnetic and dielectric properties of materials, have the necessary understanding on the functioning of optical materials for optoelectronics, understand the basics of quantum structures and their applications in spintronics and carbon electronics.
TEXT BOOKS: 1. Kasap, S.O. “Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices”, McGraw-Hill Education, 2007. 2. Umesh K Mishra & Jasprit Singh, “Semiconductor Device Physics and Design”, Springer, 2008. 3. Wahab, M.A. “Solid State Physics: Structure and Properties of Materials”. Narosa Publishing House, 2009.
REFERENCES 1. Garcia, N. & Damask, A. “Physics for Computer Science Students”. Springer-Verlag, 2012. 2. Hanson, G.W. “Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics”. Pearson Education, 2009 3. Rogers, B., Adams, J. & Pennathur, S. “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems”. CRC Press, 2014
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