PH 505 - Semiconductor Materials & Devices I
- Credit Hours: 3R-3L-4C
- Term Available: F
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: PH 113 or PH 255 or PH 265
- Corequisites: None
Material structure electronic levels and energy bands; semiconductor doping; optical and electronic material characteristics; p-n junction and diode characteristics; bipolar junction transistor; basics of device fabrication. Laboratories on X-ray and Scanning Electron Microscope investigations, device characteristics and a three-week design project on production and testing of thin films. Students must do additional project work on a topic selected by the instructor. Cross-listed with PH 405.