Practical Training of Semiconductors

Garant předmětu:

Petr Levinský

Lecturer:

Petr Levinský

Tutor:

Petr Levinský

Supervisor:

Department of Solid State Engineering

Synopsis:

The aim of this practical training is to introduce the students with the fundamentals of semiconductors technology and with practical measurements of basic properties of semiconductor materials and devices.

Requirements:

Graduation of semiconductor physics lecture

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Preparation of semiconductor samples 2. Resistivity measurement, van der Pauw methods 3. Measurement of lifetime of minority charge carriers 4. Measurement of concentration of majority carriers, Hall method 5. Measurement of capacity of P-N junction 6. Voltage dependence of capacity of P-N junction 7. Vacuum sputtering of metals layers 8. Preparation of Schottky diode 9. Measurement of V-A characteristics of P-N junction and Schottky diode. 10. Measurement of contact resistance 11.Measurement of deep impurities in semiconductors 12. Determination of width forbidden gap 13. Determination of V-A characteristics and spectral dependence of response of photoelectrical diode.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:Knowledge of fundamental semiconductor. physical properties. Skills:Ability of individual measurement of semiconductor parameters.

Study materials:

Key references: [1]. Semiconductor Theory and Technology, Engineering Summer Conference, Michigan. Recommended references: [2]. M.S.Sze, Kwok Kwok Ng: Physics of Semoconductors Devices, John Wiley and Sons, 2007. Media and tools:Laboratory with equipment for measurement of semiconductor materials.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

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Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Inženýrství pevných látek (compulsory elective course)