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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 quadrimester. | |
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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/elen069.html | |
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