Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
EE.ELE.450
Semiconductor Device Physics, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
Course code
EE.ELE.450Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mikko ValkamaResponsible teacher:
Donald LupoResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %
Core content
- Materials physics: energy bands, charge carriers, doping
- Junctions: metal-semiconductor, p-n, tunnel
- Devices: Schottky diode, p-n junction diode, tunnel diode, junction transistor, field effect transistor, photovoltaic devices
Specialist knowledge
- Organic and metal oxide semiconductors
- Bulk heterojunction devices, organic semiconductor devices, OLEDs
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Attendance of at least 75% of the lectures and passing the final exam. Students may also receive some extra credit by completing the weekly exercises.
Completion of all options is required.
Participation in teaching
08.01.2024 – 28.04.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)