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ECE 606 Lecture 12: Equilibrium Concentrations
16 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Carrier concentrationTemperature dependence of carrier concentrationMultiple doping, co-doping, and heavy-dopingConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 11: Equilibrium Statistics
16 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Law of mass-action & intrinsic concentration Statistics of donors and acceptor levelsConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 10: Additional Information
16 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Potential, field, and chargeE-k diagram vs. band-diagramBasic concepts of donors and acceptorsConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 13a: Fermi Level Differences for Metals and Semiconductors
16 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Short chalkboard lecture on Fermi level and band diagram differences for metals and semiconductors.
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ECE 659 Lecture 10: Two-Probe/Four-Probe
05 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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ECE 659 Lecture 9: Landauer-Buttiker Formalism
05 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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ECE 606 Lecture 9: Fermi-Dirac Statistics
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Rules of filling electronic statesDerivation of Fermi-Dirac Statistics: three techniquesIntrinsic carrier concentrationConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 8: Density of States
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Calculation of density of statesDensity of states for specific materialsCharacterization of Effective MassConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 7: Energy Bands in Real Crystals
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:E-k diagram/constant energy surfaces in 3D solidsCharacterization of E-k diagram: BandgapCharacterization of E-k diagram: Effective MassConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 5: Energy Bands
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Schrodinger equation in periodic U(x)Bloch theoremBand structureProperties of electronic bandsConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 6: Energy Bands (continued)
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Properties of electronic bandsE-k diagram and constant energy surfacesConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 4: Solution of Schrodinger Equation
04 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Time-independent Schrodinger EquationAnalytical solution of toy problemsBound vs. tunneling statesConclusionsAdditional Notes: Numerical solution of Schrodinger Equation
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ECE 659 Lecture 8: Scattering Theory of Transport
03 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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ECE 659 Lecture 7: Hall Effect II
03 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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ECE 659 Lecture 6: Hall Effect I
03 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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ECE 606 Lecture 3: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
28 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Why do we need quantum physicsQuantum conceptsFormulation of quantum mechanicsConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 2: Geometry of Periodic Crystals
28 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Volume & surface issues for BCC, FCC, Cubic latticesImportant material systemsMiller indices ConclusionsHelpful software tool: Crystal Viewer in the ABACUS tool suite.
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ECE 606 Lecture 1: Introduction
28 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Course information Current flow in semiconductors Types of material systems Classification of crystals
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ECE 659 Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor
27 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Spring 2009 This is a newly produced version of the course that was formerly available. We would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the new format and contents. Traditionally atomistic approaches have been used to model materials in terms of average parameters like the...
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ECE 659 Lecture 5: Where is the Resistance?
27 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta