Course detail

Solid State Physics

FEKT-NFPFAcad. year: 2012/2013

Structure of solids. Crystal lattice and their properties. Electrons in solids, band diagrams. Electric charge and energy transport. Surface and interface of solids. Fundamental microelectronic structures and their characteristics. Electromangetic waves in crystals. Crystal optics in external fields. Light emission in semiconductors. Nonlinear optical phenomena.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Pavel Koktavý, CSc. Ph.D.

Department

Department of Physics (UFYZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic knowledge of solid state theory with respect to practical applications in microelectronics and optoelectronics.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Structure of solids. Crystal lattice and their properties. Electrons in solids, band diagrams. Electric charge and energy transport. Surface and interface of solids. Fundamental microelectronic structures and their characteristics. Electromangetic waves in crystals. Crystal optics in external fields. Light emission in semiconductors. Nonlinear optical phenomena.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Review of selected electrical and optical properties of solids, especially semiconductors and dielectrics. Practical training in laboratory.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KITTEL, CH. Introduction to Solid State Physics. 7th ed. Wiley, 1996. (EN)
SEEGER, K. Semiconductor Physics. Springer Verlag, 1997. (EN)

Recommended reading

DAVIES, J. H. The Physics of Low-dimensional Semiconductors. Cambridge University Press, 1998. (EN)
KELLY, M. J. Low-dimensional Semiconductors. Clarendon Press, 1995. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC-MN Master's

    branch MN-EST , 1 year of study, winter semester, theoretical subject

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Pavel Koktavý, CSc. Ph.D.

Syllabus

1)Elements of quantum physics, Schrodinger equation, electron as a particle and as a wave, quantum barriers and wells.
2)Structure of solids, crystallographic systems, crystal lattice defects, noncrystalline solids, heterojunctions, supelattices.
3)Electrons in solids: band diagrams, dispersion relation, effective mass, amorphous semiconductors, distribution function, Boltzmann transport equation, methods of its solution, transport coefficients.
4)Drift, diffusion, galvanomagnetic, thermoelectric, thermomagnetic, piezoelectric and acoustoelectric effects, nonequilibrium charge carriers, hot electrons, ballistic transport.
5)Properties of fundamental microelectronic structures: 3D structures (homojunction, heterojunction, MIS, potential barriers).
6)Properties of fundamental nanoelectronic structures: 2D, 1D, 0D structures (quantum wells, wires, points).
7)Spin effects in electronics.
8)Electromagnetic waves in crystals, isotropic, uniaxial, biaxial crystals.
9)Electromagnetic waves in semiconductors and metals, optical properties of semiconductors in external electric and magnetic field.
10)Lasers: physical principle, coherent radiation generation, different types of lasers, semiconductor lasers.
11)Nonlinear optical effects.
12)Photonic crystals: principle, properties, applications.
13)Reserve.

Laboratory exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Pavel Koktavý, CSc. Ph.D.

Syllabus

Computer exercises
1)Introduction: basic features of computer simulators.
2)Structures of solids.
3)Electrons in solids.
4)Quantum wells and barriers.
5)Electromagnetic waves in solids.
6)Lasers.