Semiconductor physics Definition and 42 Threads

In the paper "Controlling the Electronic Structure of Bilayer Graphene", they did 5x10^(18) cm^-3 of nitrogen doping on a 6H-SiC substrate. They assumed a very thick graphite layer and a junction, and calculated the potential difference between the first and second layers of graphene near the...

I'm a final year (4th year) applied physics student studying in Ireland, and I've spoken with one of my professors about a possible PhD study. The study he offered me was to do with nanorods and their ability to kill/wave off bacteria, taking inspiration from the Lotus leaf. I've attached what...

When both isolated p-type and n-type materials join together and form pn-junction as picture attached, the vacuum energy level also bend so it is higher on the the p-side than on the n-side. Does that mean the absolute energy of an electron that is just outside the material on the p-side higher...

My first assumption is that the temperature dependence on the mobilities can be neglected, and so we would have: $$R_H(T)= \frac{1}{e} \frac{p_v(T)\mu_h^2-n_c(T)\mu_e^2}{(p_v(T)\mu_h+n_c(T)\mu_e)^2}$$ The expression for the electron and hole densities could be derived from...

I'm simulating on code the tight-binding sp3s* bandstructure of certain semiconductors, such as GaAs, AlP, InP, ZnSe, etc. with spin-orbit coupling at a temperature of T = 0 K but I'm having trouble at finding the corresponding spin-orbit splitting parameters. For example, I've found in this...

Can you please recommend me some condensed matter physics study books and semi-conductor physics study books? Much Appreciated!

At the left side we have the n-side of the junction, whereas at the right we have the p-side. I am a little confused over $N_D$ and $N_A$ at the n-side. Do the Ga atoms interact with the As ones, so we have $N_D = 2*10^{16} \text{cm}^{-3}$, or not, ans thus we have $N_A=2*10^{16} \text{cm}^{-3}$...

I am on my first year of my master's degree in nuclear and particle physics, and right now i am ending my first semester, where i decided to take a course in physics of semiconductors. As i end this semester i start to wonder if there was any use in learning about this subject, as it seems like...

I'm an EE with only a surface knowledge of solid state. I know this forum is mostly for students but I don't know where else to find a lot of physicists. Also, please forgive me if this is a dumb question. For a circuit I want to build, I need a transistor that can conduct > 10,000 A, but does...

Hello there, I believe here I need to find the capacitance of the junction between the P-doped gate and N-channel. Then I could find the RC time constant although I am not sure if there's something more I need to find the speed of the JFET? What I'm unsure of is the depletion width h to use...

For a normal PN junction I would try to find $V_{bi}$ by integrating the carrier density (eg. the electrons n) from one region to the other: $$\int_{n_{p0}}^{n} \frac {dn}{n} = \frac {q}{kT}\int_{V_p}^{V_n} dV$$ Which would yield: $$V_{bi}=V_n-V_p=\frac...

Can Silicon and Germanium semiconductors mixture (chemical reaction) with some other chemical elements (if required) assist in creating new and existing robust electronic components? Si + Ge + ? + ? = Can this assist in quantum computing?

If there is some incoming light that has hit electrons of a N-type doped silicon and broke loose these electrons from their covalent bounds and excited them to the conduction band and also excited the electrons in the donor energy level to the conduction band as well, here we know that, the...

Homework Statement:: Ionised atom, free electron, conduction band, donor energy level and acceptor energy level Relevant Equations:: None I have some confusion about the concept of some electronic bands and energy levels. Beyond valance band, in a solid crystal lattice, For an atom, can...

Hey, need a bit of a help. me, an electrical engg. student is confused at this point that my university offers a course(half semester) on "Electronic Devices(ED)" as they call it; as you can infer from the attachment. As I watch the lectures it turns out to be an intermediate course on the...

how you can define the term "Semiconductor Physics" and what is the relation between semiconductor Physics and Material Science?

What subfields semiconductor physics comprise?

Assume we have a diode closed circuit.We connect the p type region of the diode to the positive terminal of the battery(cathode).We connect the n type region of the diode to the negative terminal of the battery(anode).The voltage of the battery is 0.3V .The diode%s intristic se miconductor is...

Hello I am bemused by a sign convention for Holes, My questions are as follow: For an electron inside the 2D Circular Quantum Well. We can write our Hamiltonian as H = 1/2m * ( p - q A)^2 + 1/2 m w^2 r^2 (Should we use minus in the momentum term? I think for Holes, it is) If we expand this...

Hi all - This is pulled from a past paper - Homework Statement I'm only going to state the components that I find challenging of this problem - The rest will be attached in my solution set. Essentially - given an intrinsic semiconductor comprised of group II-VI elements. Upon doping with group...

Hello guys, I received an admit to grad school for Mechanical Engineering, where my focus was initially Thermo-Fluids . I've also enquired about the Material Science department at the University(in the USA), and they are willing to let me transfer to the Material Science department provided I...

At the interface between: 1) conductor/conductor 2) conductor/semiconductor (or dielectric) 3) semiconductor/semiconductor (or dielectric/dielectric) What quantity should be continuous? Is it the electrochemical potential, only the chemical potential or is it the electric potential? Since they...

Often a band diagram is used to explain what happens when two pieces of the same semiconductor, one p-doped, one n-doped, are put together. I am a little confused about it, so here is my question. Initially and at ##0\mathrm{K}##, the surplus carriers should be confined to their respective...

What is the reason for enhancement in the intensity of emission due to the introduction of a shell in quantum dots? I do understand the blue shift in quantum dots but how does a shell enhance it?

I am attending an online lecture course on semiconductor physics. While explaining the common emitter mode of transistors, the professor sketched this diagram on the board: (I added something more to explain better) I understand that the emitter has to be at the same potential, and that is...

Hi, I'm having some trouble wrapping my head around some of the concepts and language of charge transport in Photovoltaic cells (and thus pn-diodes). My biggest problem is understanding the role played by the emitter region vs. the depletion region. In a typical PV cell the front emitter...

Hi, I am looking for a good book or any other online resource on semiconductor physics. What I need the book to cover is: The PN junction i.e. the diode BJT transistors MOSFETS In particullar I am interested in the derivation of the equations of the above components, the Shockley...

Homework Statement If a sample of pure silicon at 300 Kelvin has a resistivity of 950Ωm, and if the electron-to-hole mobility ration is 3:1, with the electron mobility equal to 0.12m2V-1s-1, what are the intrinsic hole and electron concentrations? Homework Equations I know resistivity...

Homework Statement A certain doped semiconductor at room temperature has the following properties: no = 9 x 1014 / cm3, po = 4 x 1014 / cm3, μe = 800 cm2 / V-s, μh = 400 cm2 / V-s, and (Dh\tauh)1/2 = 10-4 cm. If an electric field is applied, what fraction of the resulting drift current flow...

Hi, I have a question regarding the change in charge carrier concentration change. For a given semiconductor, say Silicon, when it is not doped, it is easy to understand that {n_0} \times {p_0} = n_i^2, however, on doping with donors to form a n-type semiconductor, we have {n_0} \approx...

Homework Statement Determine the total number of energy states in silicon from the edge of the conduction band to Ec + kT for T = 300K. Homework Equations N = \intg(E)dE The Attempt at a Solution I'm pretty sure I know how to do this one. The only problem is, when I get to the...

Over the past 3 months I've been watching Leonard Susskind's lectures (Stanford) on quantum mechanics and particle physics from YouTube. This has been an enjoyable experience and I would like to further my own education. My interest is in semiconductor physics particularly modelling using the...

Hello, I have the problem, from Sze' book, tunneling current, what is m*? I want to konw the value of it. The m* has many reference, how do I select? My interested device is diode that was doped with Boron and Phosphorus for p-n junction. Thank very much.

Homework Statement I am asked to show that the conduction electron density in an n type semiconductor is given by: n=\frac{1}{2} \left( -n_0 e^{-(E_c-E_d)/kT} + \sqrt{n_0^2 e^{-2(E_c-E_d)/kT}+4 n_0 N_d e^{-(E_c-E_d)/kT} } \right) where n_0=2(m^* kT/2 \pi \hbar^2 )^{3/2}For low temp p=0 and...

hi, I am reading my notes on semiconductor physics and this is a concept that is puzzling me - i always thought a vacancy and a hole were the same thing. in my notes it says that a hole has the same properties as a full band with one vacancy and so for consistency the hole must have...

So, I am doing a little bit of research on how energy is created in solar cells. From what I understand, there is just a whole bunch of n and p junctions connected to each other electrons flow the same way. Or, electrons travel one way, and holes travel the other. So when you dope the silicon...

Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone out there could recommend a great intermediate textbook for studying Semiconductor Physics and Semiconductor Devices (PN junctions, BJTs, etc.). Right now I'm using a textbook by Neaman, which is alright but not great. I've asked people the same...

can anyone suggest a topic on semiconductor physics that is great for a thesis study? thanks

OK I'm just having a bit of trouble getting my head around this concept. I'm doing a small talk on it as a mini-assignment for solid state, and so I really need to understand this. A semiconductor in thermal equilibrium Now I know that the recombination and generation rates are equal in this...

REU for EE major that wants to get into applied semiconductor physics... hello, I am a dual major in EE and compE, with minors in both chemistry and physics (3 credits away from the chem minor, and I would like to take quantum mechanics, contemporary physics, and solid state physics, which will...

why is that the fermi level should be constant throught the system under equilibrium conditions? can I know the physical outcome of that condition or the violation of the same?

Hello, my question is the following: we know from books on semiconductor physics that the energy levels of the electrons in a pure semiconductor cristal form in fact bands of energy. I was wondering why these energy levels are in the form of bands an not simple distinct energy levels as...