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Module SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS

Module code: EE113
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
International: Yes
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The aims of this module are (1) To introduce students to the principles of materials, atomic structures, and semi-conductor material physics. (2) To study the application of these principles in the construction of electronic devices.

Indicative Syllabus:
*Bohr and Quantum mechanical pictures of the hydrogen atom.
*Bonds between atoms; Ionic Bonds; Covalent Bonds; Metallic bonds.
*Crystals and crystalline solids; close-packed structures; lattice parameters; X-ray diffraction.
*Semiconductor physics - band theory; n-type and p-type semiconductors;
*majority & minority carriers; effective mass; carrier concentrations;
*Hall effect; Drude & Bloch Theories of electrical conduction;
*Fermi-Dirac distribution and Fermi level; optical properties of semiconductors.
*Transistor equations (FET and BJT), comparison of performance, manufacturing technologies and examples of same.

See a full module descriptor at https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/electronic-engineering/current-students/module-descriptors

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