ECE 6020 - Solid State Electronics II

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This course is designed for advanced students lookingfor a formal treatment of solid state phenomena with special emphasis on semiconductors. Topics include energy band theory, impurities and imperfections in semiconductors, carrier concentration in thermal equilibrium, Boltzmann’s transport equation, thermal effects in semiconductors, diffusion of electrons and holes, scattering of electrons and holes, recombination phenomena, strong field effects, high frequency and amorphous semiconductors. Prer., ECE 4020/5020, ECE 4070/5070 and PHYS 6900 or equivalent.