Course contents:

1. Course introduction (PDF)

2. Silicon atom: bond and band model (PDF)

3. Intrinsic semiconductor, Thermal equiibrium (PDF)

4. Fermi-Dirac distribution (PDF)

5. Electron concentration in conduction band (PDF) 

6. Hole concentration in valence band (PDF) 

7. Intrinsic carrier concentration, Fermi level (PDF) 

8. n-type and p-type semiconductors (PDF) 

9. Law of mass action (PDF) 

10. Non-degenerate semiconductors, Charge neutrality (PDF)  

11. Drift current (PDF)  

12. Diffusion current (PDF) 

13. Fermi energy level (PDF) 

14. Non-uniform doping and Einstein relation (PDF)

15. Example problems: Tutorial session (PDF)

16. Carrier Generation and Recombination (PDF)

17. Hall effect and its applications (PDF)

18. Continuity equation, 

Direct & Indirect BandGap semiconductors (PDF)

19. Example problems: Tutorial session (PDF)

Assignment-1 (PDF)

Assessment exam-1 (Question) (Solution)

20. PN Junction: Energy-band diagram and Vbi (zero bias) (PDF)

21. PN Junction: Electric field (zero bias) (PDF)

22. PN Junction: Vx and depletion region width (zero bias) (PDF)

23. PN Junction: Energy-band diagram (reverse bias) (PDF)

24. PN Junction: Emax, Cj, & One-sided junctions (reverse bias) (PDF)

25. PN Junction: Reverse bias junction breakdown and Linearly graded junctions (PDF)

26. PN Junction: Forward bias minority carrier concentration (PDF)