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ECE 606 Lecture 21: P-N Diode I-V Characteristics
11 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 22: Non-ideal Effects
11 Mar 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 17: Hall Effect, Diffusion
24 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Measurement of mobilityHall Effect for determining carrier concentrationPhysics of diffusionConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 16: Carrier Transport
23 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 13: Recombination-Generation
16 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Non-equilibrium systemsRecombination generation eventsSteady-state and transient responseDerivation of R-G formulaConclusion
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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 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 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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Illinois ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices, Lecture 7: Temperature Dependence of Carrier Concentrations
30 Dec 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Eric Pop
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Illinois ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices, Lecture 6: Doping, Fermi Level, Density of States
04 Dec 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Eric Pop, Umair Irfan