Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Communicate clearly in the scientific domain.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Where possible, communicate in English.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Pursue further training and develop new skills independently.

Learning Outcomes of UE

This course introduces the characteristics and basic devices concerning semiconductor materials. We focus on the description of the material properties. At the end this allows us to study more complex structures involving contacts between different materials. At the end of this course students should be able to read the actual literature in the field.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Band structure, transport and conduction, equilibrium concentration, drift and diffusion, PN junctions.

Prior Experience

Solid state physics: basics.