Semiconductor & solid-state physics coursework
Engineering Physics provides a unique education into the missing link between the smallest quantum-mechanical effects in a transistor right up to chip-design (not including).
My coursework in semiconductor & solid-state physics.
Courses on this page
- Solid-state physics and semiconductors I & II, Physics of semiconductor devices
- Physics of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices
- Materials and fields
- Photonics, Electromagnetism, Quantum optics
- Electrical circuits, Analog & digital electronics, Signal processing
- Statistical mechanics, Quantum mechanics, Atomic & molecular physics
Solid-state physics and semiconductors I & II,
Physics of semiconductor devices
Three extensive courses diving into the building blocks of semiconductor devices and solid-state physics
- Advanced understanding of building blocks and devices
- Equilibrium, DC, small/large signal, circuit ... analysis of a diode, MIS, MOSFET, BJT ...
- Memory devices and solar cells
- Band diagrams, IV/CV/switching behaviour
- A thorough understanding of solid-state physics and its link with semiconductors
- Electrical, optical and thermal effects
- Defects and crystallography (XRD, FTIR, EPR... spectroscopy experience)
- Industrial
- Application focused, crystal growth, characterization testing experience in the lab
- Cutting-edge
- Nanostructures, superconductors, literature reviews ...
Physics of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices
Study of novel effects to surpass properties of traditional silicon devices and their application in devices
- Nano-electronics:
- HEMT, spintronics (memory devices), graphene (transistors), superconductivity, ...
- Nano-photonics:
- Waveguide theory, periodic structures, resonators, plasmonics, ...
- Electro-optic interaction:
- Anisotropy, nonlinear-, electro- and acousto-optic effects, liquid crystals, ...
- Light detection and harvesting:
- For application of solar cells, CMOS sensors, photodiodes, single-photon detectors
Practical experience with simulation of various mentioned effects and devices in Lumerical & Nextnano
Materials and fields
EM material properties (polarization, magnetization, ...)
Solve EM field problems
Using first principles of statistical and quantum mechanics, understand macroscopic material effects such as dia-, para-, ferro- magnetism and electricity.
Formulate and solve (quasi-)static field problems, calculate forces & energies in them.
Photonics, Electromagnetism, Quantum optics
Light-matter interaction for application in high-tech industry
- Semiconductor light sources, detectors and lasers
- Electromagnetic and optical waveguides
- Light-matter interaction
- Absorption, reflection, layered structures, ...
- Resonant interaction, qubits, single-photon detectors
- Relativistic effects
Electrical circuits,
Analog & digital electronics,
Signal processing
Basic knowledge of electronics, useful for analysis of semiconductor devices.
Lab & PSpice experience
I have a reasonable basis in circuits, signal processing and analog & digital electronic instrumentation and building blocks such as differential amplifier, filters, oscillators, logical circuits, ... Lab experience building, analyzing and testing these on a breadboard. Experience with PSpice. Limited knowledge of chip-design.
Statistical mechanics,
Quantum mechanics, Atomic & molecular physics
Fundamental courses underpinning solid-state physics
Spectroscopy
These four courses are crucial for a good understanding of solid-state physics, especially in research.
Experience with highly accurate material characterization by spectroscopy.