EE455 & EE555 - Fall 2002
(#460302 & 371804)
Photonic Devices
Tu & Th 12:30 - 1:50 PM – Bell 139
Prof. Wayne A. Anderson
217C Bonner Hall
OFFICE HOURS: To be announced
PRIMARY TEXT: Semiconductor Optoeletronics Devices, by Bhattacharya, Prentice Hall, 1997
APPROACH: Lectures will present theory. Homework will consider problems related to theory and will use a few lab experiments as examples. A computer program called PC-1D will permit more involved design.
PART I - SEMICONDUCTORS
Semiconductor Theory
bonding (1-27), energy bands, carrier density (82-91), intrinsic concentration, charge neutrality, conductivity (94-102), mobility (70-76), electrical properties, growth (36-51) optical absorption
P-N Junction
potential (158-172), capacitance, recombination-bulk & surface (102-107)(114-120), current transport-dark durrent (172-179)
M-S Contacts (187-193)
Schottky and Ohmic, image force lowering, surface states
Heterojunctions (194-202)
band diagrams, capacitance, Anderson model, tunneling, interface states.
PART II - SOLAR CELLS
Solar Cells (Chapter 10)
Solar cell model, Voc, fill factor, efficiency, photocurrent, I-V behavior, antireflection, grid design, spectral response, MIS cells, heterojunctions, design and special cases
PART III - PHOTODETECTORS
Photodetectors (Chapter 8)
Fundamentals; Noise (368-371); Design Conditions (345-347); Photovoltaic - design for Jo, frequency response (358-368); Photoconductive - design for RA and max Gain, frequency response (347-357); Special Cases - avalanche (373-391), phototransistor (401-405), MSM (412-416).
Other References for Photodetectors
1. Optical and IR Detectors, Springer Verlag, Ed., by R.J. Keyes
2. H. Beneking, IEEE Trans. Elec. Dev., Ed-29, 1420-1441, 1982
3. Other publications
Other References
Muller & Kamins, Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, Wiley (1986)
Fahrenbruch & Bube, Fundamentals of Solar Cells, Academic Press (1983)
M.A. Green, Solar Cells, Prentice Hall (1982)
M.A. Green, Silicon Solar Cells (Advanced Principles and Practice), Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems (1995)
Course Requirements
1. Homework........................................................................................................... 25%
2. Midterm exam (semiconductor theory, solar cell fundamentals)................... 25%
3. Final exam (solar cells & detectors)................................................................. 25%
4. Oral report on a computer-aided design project............................................. 25%