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| ELEN0069-1 | Advanced topics in electronics | ||||||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr | ||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Benoît Vanderheyden | ||||||||
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| Course contents : | Heterostructures, electrical and optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor devices (MODFET, quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots), tunnel effect, mesoscopic effects, and nanometric size devices. | ||||||||
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| Course objective : | To understand the fundamental limits of current electronic devices and to introduce a few physics principles that might be applied in future electronic devices. | ||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | The physics of electronic devices at the level of ELEN0004-1. | ||||||||
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| Workshops : | An assignement by groups of two (litterature search, numerical simulations, ...), to be presented orally. | ||||||||
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| Organization : | Lectures are scheduled for the second semester. | ||||||||
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| Written notes : | Slides (a copy is available via the lecturer). Texbook: Davies, The Physics of Low-dimensional Semiconductors (Cambridge). | ||||||||
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| Assessment : | Oral presentation of the group's assignment. Oral exam on the lectures (theory). | ||||||||
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| Contacts : | Benoît Vanderheyden, B.Vanderheyden@ulg.ac.be (04/366 26 13); Chantal Collinet, secrétaire, collinet@montefiore.ulg.ac.be (04/366 26 11). | ||||||||
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| Remarks : | For more information, please consult the web pages http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~vdh and follow the courses' link. | ||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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