Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)
ELECTRONIC MATERIALSFFFF01

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. FFFF01 overlap following cours/es: FFF100, FFF100, FFFF05, FFF100 och FFFF05. Compulsory for: N2. Optional for: Pi4, Pi4bs. Course coordinator: Günter Grossmann, Gunter.Grossmann@ftf.lth.se, Fysik, kurslaboratoriet. Recommended prerequisits: FAFA10 Quantum Phenomena and Nanotechnology. Assessment: Written examination and completed laboratory work. Home page: http://www-gu.ftf.lth.se.

Aim
The physics of the solid state, in particular the electrical properties of solids, will be studied in the first part of the course. It is based on the quantum mechanics as covered in e.g. the course Quantum Phenomena and Nanotechnology. In the second part it discusses electronic devices such as the pn-junction and also briefly transistors. In this way the course directly connects to the applications as treated in the following course on Electromagnetics and Electronics. The course also briefly considers optical and dielectric properties of matter.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Particle and wave properties of the electron, binding in crystals. Electronic structure: free-electron model and bandstructure. Electrical conductivity; metals, semiconductors, and insulators. Semiconductor devices: pn-junction and introduction to bipolar and field-effect transistors. Brief review of optical and dielectric properties of matter.

Literature
Printed lecture notes by Günter Grossmann. Additional hand-out material and laboratory instructions.