JANUARY 2018 INTAKE Subject : Semiconductor Physics & Devices Venue : HCI Schedule : Mondays for Tutorial (3pm 5pm / 5pm 7pm) or Tuesdays for Tutorial (3pm 5pm / 5pm 7pm) and Thursdays for Lecture (4pm-6.30 pm) H3 Week 1 (8 Jan- 12 Jan 2018) Week 2 (15 Jan- 19 Jan 2018) 09 Jan 11 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 18 Jan Timings/ Groupings Introduction to Semiconductors Lecture 01 Semiconductor Crystal Structure i. Types of solids ii. Space lattice, primitive & unit cells iii. Crystallographic directions & planes iv. Basic crystal structures & semiconductor crystals Energy Bands of Semiconductors i. Molecular orbitals & energies ii. Energy band: conduction & valence bands iii. Electrons & holes: Direct band-to-band generation & recombination iv. Direct & indirect bandgap semiconductors Lecture 02 Tutorial 01 Tutorial 01 Lecture 03
Week 3 (22 Jan- 26 Jan 2018) Week 4 (29 Jan- 02 Feb 2018) Week 5 (05 Feb- 9 Feb 2018) 2hours 22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan Fri / 26 Jan 01 Feb 05 Feb 06 Feb 08 Feb Timings/ Groupings Lab group L1 Lab group L2 Lab group L3 Lab group L4 Basic Hands-on with Laboratory Equipment Laboratory 01 Basic Hands-on with Laboratory Equipment Laboratory 01 Basic Hands-on with Laboratory Equipment Laboratory 01 Doping of Semiconductors i. Intrinsic material ii. Impurities in semiconductor: Donor & Acceptor Lecture 04 Basic Hands-on with Laboratory Equipment Laboratory 01 Semiconductor in Equilibrium i. Fermi-Dirac Distribution Function ii. Density of States iii. Thermal Equilibrium Carrier Concentrations iv. Intrinsic & Extrinsic Materials Carrier Transport i. Thermal Motion ii. Drift Current iii. Diffusion Current iv. The Einstein Relation Lecture 05 Tutorial 02 Tutorial 02 Lecture 06
Week 6 (12 Feb- 16 Feb 2018) Week 7 (19 Feb- 23 Feb 2018) 12 Feb 13 Feb 15 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb Fri / 23 Feb Timings/ Groupings Lab group L1 Lab group L2 Non-equilibrium Excess Carrier i. Excess Carrier Concentrations ii. Continuity Equations iii. Quasi Fermi Level Characterizations Hall effect, four point probe measurement & Haynes-Shockley experiment Tutorial 03 Tutorial 03 Lecture 07 Tutorial 04 Tutorial 04 L2003A Semiconductor Parameter Measurements Laboratory 02 PN Junction i. Basic structure ii. PN junction in equilibrium Lecture 08 L2003A Semiconductor Parameter Measurements Laboratory 02
Week 8 (26 Feb- 02 Mar 2018) Week 09 (05 Mar- 09 Mar 2018) Week 10 (12 Mar- 16 Mar 2018) 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 01 Mar Fri / 02 Mar 05 Mar 06 Mar 08 Mar Timings/ Groupings Lab group L3 Lab group L4 Tutorial 05 Tutorial 05 L2003A Semiconductor Parameter Measurements Laboratory 02 PN Junction iii. PN junction under forward & reverse bias iv. Ideal current-voltage relationship Lecture 09 L2003A Semiconductor Parameter Measurements Laboratory 02 PN Junction v. Reverse bias breakdown vi. Charge Storage & diode transients One Week Break: 12 Mar 17 Mar 2017 Tutorial 06 Tutorial 06 Lecture 10
Week 11 (19 Mar- 23 Mar 2018) Week 12 (26 Mar- 30 Mar 2018) 1 hours 19 Mar 20 Mar 22 Mar 27 Mar Timings/ Groupings 3.00pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm - 5.00pm 3.00pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm - 5.00pm Metal-Semiconductor Contacts i. Basic principles ii. Schottky contact iii. Ohmic contact Tutorial 07 Tutorial 07 Lecture 11 Tutorial 08 1 hour 27 Mar 5.30 pm- 6.30pm TEST 01 Test in HCI. Venue: LT 4 29 Mar Metal-Semiconductor Contacts iv. Effects of bias on Schottky & Ohmic contacts Lecture 12
Week 13 (02 Apr- 06 Apr 2018) Week 14 (09 Apr- 13 Apr 2018) 02 Apr 03 Apr 05 Apr 09 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr Fri / 13 Apr Timings/ Groupings 3.30pm 7.00 pm Lab group L1 3.30pm 7.00 pm Lab group L2 Light-Emitting Diodes i. Device structure ii. Operating principles Tutorial 09 Tutorial 09 Lecture 13 Tutorial 10 Tutorial 10 L2003B - PN Junction Devices Laboratory 03 L2003B - PN Junction Devices Laboratory 03
Week 15 (16 Apr- 20 Apr 2018) 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr Timings/ Groupings 3.30pm 7.00 pm Lab group L3 Tutorial 11 Tutorial 11 L2003B - PN Junction Devices Laboratory 03 19 Apr Junction Photodetectors i. Device structure ii. Operating principles Lecture 14 Week 16 (23 Apr- 27 Apr 2018) Week 17-18 (30 Apr- 11 May 2018) Week 19 (14 May- 18 May 2018) 1 hour 1 hour Fri/ 20 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr 17 May 3.30pm 7.00 pm Lab group L4 3.00pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm - 5.00pm 3.00pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm - 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.30pm 2.00pm - 4.30pm L2003B - PN Junction Devices Laboratory 03 Study Week NTU H3 Exam () Tutorial 12 TEST 02 Exam Submit Lab Report on 02 May 2017 Test in HCI. Venue: LT 4 Exam in HCI. Venue: Blk D, D401 Learning Hub
Three Laboratory Experiments: Laboratory 01 BASIC HANDS-ON WITH LABORATORY EQUIPMENT Laboratory 02 - SEMICONDUCTOR PARAMETER MEASUREMENTS Laboratory 03 PN JUNCTION DEVICES Group Time Experiment No. Mon, 22 Jan 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 01 Grp 1 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 02 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 03 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 01 Grp 2 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 02 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 03 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 01 Grp 3 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 02 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 03 Fri, 26 Jan 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 01 Grp 4 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 02 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 3.30pm 7pm Laboratory 03 Comments: All classes are in HCI, except for the three laboratory experiments which will be conducted in NTU. All tests and examination will be conducted in HCI. There will only be one Lecture Group, FOUR Tutorial Groups (T1, T2, T3 and T4) and FOUR Laboratory Groups (L1, L2, L3 and L4) Venue: HCI NTU Lecture - LT4, HCI Laboratory 01 - ELECTRONICS II () Tutorial - B301, B302, HCI Laboratory 02 - ELECTRONICS II () Test - LT4, HCI Laboratory 03 - ELECTRONICS II () Exam - Blk D, D401 (Learning Hub), HCI 2018 School term break and Public Holidays: Commencement of lessons for NTU H3 taught modules 8 Jan 2018 JC2 1-week break Sat, 10 Mar 2018 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 Term I New Year s Day Fri 1 Jan 2017 Chinese New Year Fri 16 Feb 2018 - Sat 17 Feb 2018 Term II JC2 School vacation Sat, 26 May 2018 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 Good Friday Fri, 30 Mar 2018 Labour Day Tues, 1 May 2018 Vesak Day Tues, 29 May 2018