Overview

Solid State Electronics is a course that covers the physics, design, operation, and limitations of solid-state electronic and optoelectronic devices. It is geared towards computer, telecommunications, and electrical engineering students and is particularly relevant for those interested in pursuing further studies in integrated circuit design or microfabrication. The course covers a range of topics, including the band structure and doping of semiconductors, the drift-diffusion equations, the density of states, the Fermi function, and the law of mass action. It also covers PN junctions, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices. The course also covers the microfabrication of these devices, as well as quantum effects such as tunnelling effects in diodes and energy levels in ultra-scaled transistors. Finally, the course covers optoelectronic and photonic devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor lasers, and photovoltaic cells.

Concepts

Solid State Fundamentals

Material Structure

Band Theory

Band Gap

Fermi statistics

Semiconductor Properties

Intrinsic

Extrinsic

Carrier Transport

Carrier drift

Carrier diffusion

Diodes

p-n Junctions

Transistors

BJT

MOSFET

Microfabrication

Quantum Effects

Optoelectronics

Recommended Resources

Course Prescribed

Textbook

• Christo Papadopoulos, Solid-State Electronic Devices: An Introduction (Springer, 2014). https://primoa.library.unsw.edu.au/permalink/f/238ui7/UNSW_ALMA51227971010001731

Course Recommended

Textbook

• S. M. Sze & M. K. Lee, Semiconductor Devices, Physics and Technology (Wiley, 3rd ed., 2012). https://primoa.library.unsw.edu.au/permalink/f/1gq3lal/UNSW_ALMA21173723460001731
• R. S. Muller, T. I. Kamins & M. Chan, Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits (Wiley, 3rd ed., 2003). https://primoa.library.unsw.edu.au/permalink/f/1gq3lal/UNSW_ALMA21171428390001731