Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | PHYSICS (MASTER'S DEGREE) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SEZEN AKSÖZ (sezenaksoz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | SEZEN AKSÖZ, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To able to analyze and improve semiconductor devices using the basic semiconductor principles | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Using the fundamental concepts of semiconductors, able to analyze the properties of semiconductor materials and to design semiconductor devices |
PO-1 Develop, enhance and deepen and obtain creative original definitions by combining current knowledge of the field and critical thinking and research based upon M. Sc. program skill and outcomes PO-3 Obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of search |
Examination Presentation Term Paper |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The basics of semiconductors, Semiconductor statistics, Transport mechanisms, Generation and recombination processes, p-n junctions, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductor growth techniques. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The basics of semiconductors | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 2 | Band structure and effective mass | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 3 | Semiconductor statistics, the density of carriers | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 4 | The drift of carriers | Explanation, Question-Answer and Solving problem |
| 5 | Transport mechanisms | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 6 | Scattering mechanisms | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 7 | Carrier diffusion | Explanation, Question-Answer and Solving problem |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Measurements of semiconductor properties; resistivity, drift velocity, Hall measurements | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 10 | Generation and recombination processes | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 11 | Carrier injection, direct, indirect, thermal, Auger, radiative combinations | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 12 | Junctions, p-n junctions | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 13 | MIS and MOS structures | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 14 | Semiconductor lasers | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 15 | Semiconductor growth techniques | Explanation, Question-Answer |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Semiconductor Physics (K. Seeger) | |
| 2 | Physical Properties of Semiconductors (C.M. Wolfe, N. Holonyak, G.E. Sillman) | |
| 3 | Physics of Semiconductor Devices (S. M. Sze, Kwok K. Ng) | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Semiconductor Physics (K. Seeger), Physical Properties of Semiconductors (C.M. Wolfe, N. Holonyak, G.E. Sillman), Physics of Semiconductor Devices (S. M. Sze, Kwok K. Ng). | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 4 | 14 | 56 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 188 | ||