ECE 606: Principles of Semiconductor Devices
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12 Nov 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
In the last 50 years, solid state devices like transistors have evolved from an interesting laboratory experiment to a technology with applications in all aspects of modern life. Making transistors is a complex process that requires unprecedented collaboration among material scientists, solid...
2008 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up
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26 Aug 2008 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam, Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom
Electronics from the Bottom Up is designed to promote the bottom-up perspective by beginning at the nanoscale, and working up to the micro and macroscale of devices and systems. For electronic devices, this means first understanding the smallest electronic device – a single molecule with two...
ECE 695A Reliability Physics of Nanotransistors
17 Jan 2013 | Courses | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam
This course will focus on the physics of reliability of small semiconductor devices. In traditional courses on device physics, the students learn how to compute current through a device when a voltage is applied.
Solar Cell Fundamentals
19 Aug 2011 | Courses | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom, J. L. Gray, Muhammad A. Alam
A new version of the course has been posted here. The modern solar cell was invented at Bell Labs in 1954 and is currently receiving renewed attention as a potential contribution to addressing the world's energy challenge. This set of five tutorials is an introduction to solar...
ECE 606 Lecture 1: Introduction
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28 Jan 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Course information Current flow in semiconductors Types of material systems Classification of crystals
2009 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up
22 Sep 2009 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom, Muhammad A. Alam, Joerg Appenzeller
The school will consist of two lectures in the morning on the Nanostructured Electronic Devices: Percolation and Reliability and an afternoon lecture on Graphene Physics and Devices. A hands on laboratory session will be available in the afternoons.
ECE 606 Lecture 8: Density of States
04 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Calculation of density of statesDensity of states for specific materialsCharacterization of Effective MassConclusions
ECE 606 Lecture 7: Energy Bands in Real Crystals
Outline:E-k diagram/constant energy surfaces in 3D solidsCharacterization of E-k diagram: BandgapCharacterization of E-k diagram: Effective MassConclusions
ECE 606 Lecture 9: Fermi-Dirac Statistics
Outline:Rules of filling electronic statesDerivation of Fermi-Dirac Statistics: three techniquesIntrinsic carrier concentrationConclusion
ECE 606 Lecture 2: Geometry of Periodic Crystals
Outline:Volume & surface issues for BCC, FCC, Cubic latticesImportant material systemsMiller indices ConclusionsHelpful software tool: Crystal Viewer in the ABACUS tool suite.
ECE 606 Lecture 5: Energy Bands
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Outline:Schrodinger equation in periodic U(x)Bloch theoremBand structureProperties of electronic bandsConclusions
ECE 606 Lecture 4: Solution of Schrodinger Equation
Outline:Time-independent Schrodinger EquationAnalytical solution of toy problemsBound vs. tunneling statesConclusionsAdditional Notes: Numerical solution of Schrodinger Equation
A Tutorial Introduction to Negative-Capacitor Landau Transistors: Perspectives on the Road Ahead
04 Dec 2015 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
In this talk, I use a simple graphical approach to demystify the device and explain why the experimental results are easy to misinterpret. Since the NC-FET is just a special case of a much broader class of phase-change devices and systems (e.g., transistors, memories, MEMS, logic-in-memory...
MATLAB: Negative Capacitance (NC) FET Model
05 Dec 2015 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Muhammad Abdul Wahab, Muhammad A. Alam
MATLAB model that calculates the Q-V, C-V, and I-V characteristics of the conventional MOSFET and NC-FET.
ECE 606 Lecture 3: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
Outline:Why do we need quantum physicsQuantum conceptsFormulation of quantum mechanicsConclusions
ECE 606 Lecture 27: Introduction to Bipolar Transistors
29 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
ECE 606 Lecture 10: Additional Information
16 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Potential, field, and chargeE-k diagram vs. band-diagramBasic concepts of donors and acceptorsConclusion
ECE 606 Lecture 6: Energy Bands (continued)
Outline:Properties of electronic bandsE-k diagram and constant energy surfacesConclusions
ECE 606 Lecture 37a: Nonideal Effects in MOSFET I
28 Apr 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
ECE 606 Lecture 21: P-N Diode I-V Characteristics
11 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
ECE 606 Lecture 18: Continuity Equations
24 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
OutlineContinuity EquationExample problems Conclusion
ECE 606 Lecture 20: Electrostatics of P-N Junction Diodes
ECE 606 Lecture 32: MOS Electrostatics I
19 Nov 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
ECE 606 Lecture 13: Recombination-Generation
Outline:Non-equilibrium systemsRecombination generation eventsSteady-state and transient responseDerivation of R-G formulaConclusion
ECE 606 Lecture 26: Schottky Diode II