Dielectric and Semiconductor Physics

Semiconductor materials are part of our modern life and sustain our technologies for computers, communications, lightning or energy conversion. After a presentation of the main physics processes in semiconductors and the resulting electronic and optical properties of these materials, the course will describe various device applications of semiconductors in microelectronics and optoelectronics.

1/ Cristalline properties and fabrication of semiconductor materials 2/ Electronic band structures in semiconductors 3/ Electrical conduction of semiconductors 4/ Charge transport mechanisms in semiconductors 5/ PN junctions and applications 6/ Metal/ semiconductor junctions and applications 7/ Optoelectronic devices for light detection 8/ Optoelectronic devices for light emission