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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / FİZ518 - PHYSICS (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: FİZ518 Course Title: SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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
The aim of the course is to learning of preparation semiconductor devices such as MS, MIS, MOS and solar cells and investigated theirs basic electrical parameters.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 The students who have taken this course can prepare and obtain some basic electrical parameters of MS, MIS, MOS and Solar cells . PO-3 Obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of search
PO-4 Develop a new scientific method in the field or apply a known method to a different problem.
 		Examination
Presentation
Term Paper
LO-2 to be able to learn optoelectronics devices PO-2 Comprehend interdisciplinary interactions and relations relevant to physics; analyze, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas and to obtain original results by using expertise knowledge of the field
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

Course Contents
Crystal growth techniques, crystal imperfections, surface properties, crystallography of semiconductor, photoconductivity, amorphous semiconductors, Diodes, Detectors, Field effect transistors, Semiconductor devices, Solar cells, Optoelectronic devices.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Crystal growth techniques Explanation, Question-Answer
2 Crystal imperfections Explanation, Question-Answer
3 Surface properties Explanation, Question-Answer
4 Crystallography of semiconductor Explanation, Question-Answer
5 Photoconductivity Explanation, Question-Answer
6 Amorphous semiconductors Explanation, Question-Answer
7 Amorphous semiconductors Explanation, Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Detectors Explanation, Question-Answer
10 Field effect transistors (FET) Explanation, Question-Answer
11 Semiconductor devices Explanation, Question-Answer
12 Solar cells Explanation, Question-Answer
13 Optoelectronic devices Explanation, Question-Answer
14 Optoelectronic devices Explanation, Question-Answer
15 Optoelectronic devices Explanation, Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, second ed., John Willey & Sons, New York, 1981.
2 E.H. Rhoderick and R.H. Williams Metal-Semiconductor Contacts. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 1988.
Required Course instruments and materials
S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, second ed., John Willey & Sons, New York, 1981. E.H. Rhoderick and R.H. Williams Metal-Semiconductor Contacts. 2nd ed.Oxford: Clarendon Press; 1988.

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 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 14 28
       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