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COURSE OUTLINE (MSES4206)

Faculty/School: Faculty of Science Department: Chemistry


Course Title: Electronic Materials Code: MSES4206
Course credit: 4 Course hours per week: 4hours Semester: Second
Lectures: 30 hours Tutorials: 15 hours Practical: 0 hours
Course Prerequisites: None
Instructors: Dr Njong / Dr Hubert Nono
Tel/Email:……………. /[email protected]
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course includes a description bonding in solids based on the free electron theory, MOT, and
band theory will be addressed. The aim is to provide students with the basic understanding of how
semiconductors materials and devices used in the current semiconductor industry and how they
form an integral part of today's electronic industry. The course provides the students with the basic
physics of semiconductor materials. It also covers device fundamentals with emphasis on their
electronic characteristics. Opto-electronic devices such as LEDs, lasers, solar cells, and their
properties will also be covered.

CONTENT
Material parameters and electronic properties of semiconductors are discussed as basic factors in
the engineering of semiconductor devices. Material parameters are related to preparation and
processing methods, and thus to the electronic properties. The implication of materials parameters
and properties on selected devices are discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course the student will be able to (i) Explain the electronic properties of metals,
semiconductors, and insulators using band theory; (ii) describe band gaps of various materials in
relation to their properties (iii) Describe metal-semiconductor junctions, p-n junctions (iv) Explain
functioning of semiconductor materials/devices like LEDs, lasers, solar cells, optical fibre, etc
based on the properties of their components.

EVALUATION: Attendance (5%), Assignments (10%), Continuous assessments (15%), and end
of semester examination (70%).

ReferenceTexts:
Principles of Electronic materials and Devices, S.O. kasap
Electronic properties of materials, Rodolf Hummel
Solid state electronic devices, Ben Streetman and Sanjay Benerjee.

WEEK SLOT TOPICS ACTIVITY

Day Time L T P
Topic/Subject: Generality on Electronic Materials
In Class: Electrical Properties: conductivity, resistivity,
√ √
1 conduction; Classification of electronic materials
At Home (compulsory): Read on semiconductors
Topic/Subject: Semiconductors
2 √ √
In Class: Classification of semiconductors: direct and
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WEEK SLOT TOPICS ACTIVITY

Day Time L T P
indirect band gaps, band theory, band Structures, chemical
composition of semiconductors, synthesis,
At Home (compulsory): Read on semiconductivity
Topic/Subject: Metal- semiconductor junctions
In Class: Effective mass of electrons and holes, Density of
states, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors,
3 √ √
semiconductivity, p-n junction in equilibrium, p-n junction
under bias, p-n junction breakdown and heterojunction.
At Home (compulsory): Read semiconductor junctions
Topic/Subject: Isolators and dielectrics
In Class: properties, classification, polarization, dielectric
4 breakdown, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, electrostriction √ √
At Home (compulsory): Read notes and Redo tutorials to
prepare the CA (1st CA)
Revision
Administration and correction of the first continuous
5 assessment (CA) √ √
At Home (compulsory): Read on industrial applications of
inorganic compounds
Topic/Subject: Magnetic and Optical materials
In Class: Magnetisation, classification, permeability,
6
susceptibility, theory of ferro magnetism, superconductors
At Home (compulsory): Read on electronic device
Topic/Subject: Electronic device components
7 In Class: Resistors, capacitors, coils, MOSFET
At Home (compulsory): Read on transistors
Topic/Subject: Electronic device components
8 In Class: Transistors, integrated circuits
At Home (compulsory): Read on LED
Topic/Subtopic: Optoelectronic devices
9 In class: LED, photodetector, Solar cell
At Home (compulsory):Read on optical fribre
Topic/Subtopic: Optoelectronic devices
In class: LASERs, optical fibre, optical disk
10
At Home (compulsory): Revised notes and tutorials to
prepare the CA (2nd CA)
Revision
Administration and correction of the first continuous
11 assessment (CA)
At Home (compulsory): Revised notes and tutorials to
prepare end semester exam
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