After successful completion of the course, students are able to students are able to describe simple quantum mechanical systems such as one-dimensional potential pots or tunnel structures and to calculate the associated wave functions and energies. Furthermore, after positive completion, students are able to describe simple components such as diodes, tunnel diodes and light emitting diodes.
Fundamentals of atomic physics. Oscillations and waves: The Schrödinger equation. Origin of the energy bands. The wave nature of electrons. Diamond and zinc blende structure. The band structure of special semiconductors. Statistics of electrons and holes. Mobility and field current. Electron-photon interaction. Optical transitions in semiconductors. Mode of action of the pn-transition. Manufacture and types of pn diodes, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors.
Frontal lecture supported by slides and use of the blackboard, demonstration of illustrative examples by free on-line software. Solution demonstrations of representative examples analogous to exercise examples. Handouts of the used foil sets will be provided before the lecture at TUWEL.
Language: lecture in german
Exercises in either German or English; practice tests in German or English. Examination in German or English.
A positive exercise consists of at least 50% calculated examples (cruiser exercise) and 50% of the questions in the two exercise tests, where solutions for calculation examples are asked.
The LVA examination can be taken either in writing at the end of the semester or orally. Oral dates are available for the registered dates on request by email, also in the summer months.
Examinations can be taken in German or English
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Lecture notes available Inst. für Festkörperelektronik, Gußhausstraße 25-25a, Building CH, 1040 Wien
hand outs in TUWEL course
A list of in-depth literature is provided in the script and handouts.
Knowledge of calculation rules for complex numbers, elementary functions (e.g. exponential and sine functions), differentiation, integration, polynomials (especially partial fractional decomposition and polynomial division). Basic knowledge of physics in mechanics, electrostatics, optics, knowledge of the atomic model.
