1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
  4. 1401 Physics
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FIZ 544OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The aim of this course is to teach optical properties of semiconductors and to give information about the experimental methods which are used to determine these properties.
Course Content Optical Constants, Band Structure of Semiconductors, Absorption in Semiconductors, Photo-Current and Recombination in Semiconductors, Determination of Trap Levels by Photo-Luminescence Measurements
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1To recognize the definition of semiconductor.
2To recognize the interaction of light with matter.
3To recognize the concept of absorption.
4Can design optical devices

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09
LO 00154    4  
LO 0024     4  
LO 00343       
LO 0044   4 3  
Sub Total177  4 11  
Contribution420010300

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14570
Assignments21020
Mid-terms12525
Final examination13838
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2011-2012 Spring1PINAR TUNAY TAŞLI


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester Mode of Delivery
FIZ 544 OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2011-2012 Spring Face to Face
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. PINAR TUNAY TAŞLI ptunay@pau.edu.tr Course location is not specified. %
Goals The aim of this course is to teach optical properties of semiconductors and to give information about the experimental methods which are used to determine these properties.
Content Optical Constants, Band Structure of Semiconductors, Absorption in Semiconductors, Photo-Current and Recombination in Semiconductors, Determination of Trap Levels by Photo-Luminescence Measurements
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Band Structure of Semiconductors
2 Perturbation of Semiconductors By External Parameters
3 Absorption in Semiconductors
4 Optical Constants
5 Radiative Transitions
6 Nonradiative Recombination
7 Photo-Current Recombination in Semiconductors
8 Determination of Trap Levels by Photo-Luminescence Measurements
9 Midterm Exam
10 Photon-Photon Interactions in Semiconductors
11 Photon-Phonon Interactions in Semiconductors
12 Photovoltaic effect at p-n Junctions
13 Photovoltaic effect at Schottky Barriers
14 Effect of Traps on Luminescence
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
J, I, Pankove ‘Optical Processes In Semiconductors’, Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1971) English
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes