Advanced Semiconductor Theory
| Code | 204 |
|---|---|
| Semester | Fall |
| Class Hours - Lab Hours | 3 - 0 |
| Lecturers | John P Xanthakis |
Description
Οverview of the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics. Crystalline structure and chemical composition of solids. Electronic properties: Bloch's theorem, theory of energy bands of crystalline solids, calculation methods, LCAO method, overlapping bands and bands with a band-gap. Effective mass equation, low dimensional solids.
Transfer phenomena: motion of particles in geometric space and distribution of wavevectors in k space, Boltzsmann's transport equation. Landauer formula, conductivity of metals and semiconductors. Interdependence of structure and of electrical and optical properties of solids.