Duration
30h Th, 40h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electrical Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering Physics | 4 crédits | |||
| Specialised master in nanotechnology | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is a follow-up of the course "ELEN004-1 - Physical electronics". It comprises two parts:
- optoelectronic part: fundamental mechanisms for the emission or the absorption of an electromagnetic radiation by a semiconductor; exploitation of these mechanisms in optoelectronical devices;
- nanoelectronic part: presentation of the technical and physical limitations faced by the integrated electronics industry; main elements of wave mechanics; discussion of the physical mechanisms that will potentially be used in future applications of integrated electronics.
heterostructures, electrical and optical properties of low-dimensionality devices (MODFET, quantum wells, wires, and dots), tunnel effect, mesoscopic effects and devices of nanometric sizes.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To be able to:
- explain how basic optoelectronic devices work;
- understand the relationships between the orders of magnitude of the involved physical mechanisms and the design constraints of such devices;
- explain the main technical and physical limitations of integrated electronic devices;
- explain, by means of examples seen in the lectures, the interest of heterostructures and of low-dimensionality devices;
- explain certain quantum mechanisms for transporting charge carriers (such as the tunnel effect) and appreciate their potentials for designing electronic devices.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
An introductory course on the physics of semiconductor devices (to the level of the first eight chapters of Streetman)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Depending on the number of registered students, individual or group project, to be presented orally.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
- Compulsory sources:
- Optional sources :
Matthieu, Physique des semiconducteurs et des composants électroniques (Dunod)
Assessment methods and criteria
- Project (to be presented orally), 50%
- Oral exam, 50%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
For more information, consult http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~vdh/elen0069.html
Contacts
Benoît Vanderheyden, B.Vanderheyden @ ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
- Lectures: screencasts with the lecture slides, a voice recording, and additional manuscript notes.
- Article assignment: individual preparation for reading, understanding, and presenting a recent paper from the literature
Assessment subjects
- For a student who had a previous course on quantum mechanics:
- For a student who had no previous course on quantum mechanics:
Assessment methods
- An oral presentation of the article assignement, by videoconference
- An oral examination on the lecture material, by videoconference
Contacts
See above
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
- For a student who had a previous course on quantum mechanics:
- For a student who had no previous course on quantum mechanics:
Assessment methods
An oral examination on the lecture material, by videoconference
Contacts
B.Vanderheyden@uliege.be