2023 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Semiconductor Materials and Device
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Akira Yamaguchi / Masafumi Jo
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Mon (S7-202) / 7-8 Thu (S7-202)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.C305
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Semiconductor engineering is one of the most important subjects in material science because various semiconductor devises are extensively used in electric appliances and essential to electric appliances. The purpose of this lecture is to introduce fundamental and application of electronic property of semiconductor from viewpoint of material science. This lecture starts from description of energy and density of electrons in solid and follow description of electric conduction mechanism in solid, pn junction, and metal-semiconductor contact. The letter half of the lecture is for fabrication process and application of representative semiconductor materials. The devices using pn junction such as diode, transistor will be also explained.
Course description and aims
The purpose of this lecture is to understand basic theory of electric property of solid and its mechanism of electric conduction in solid as well as to become proficient at semiconductor materials and its application to electronic devices. Furthermore, this lecture aims to learn and acquire skills or knowledge to design functional semiconductor materials and develop new electronic devices.
Keywords
Energy band structure, 、Density of states of carriers, intrinsic carrier concentration, pn junction、metal-semiconductor contact, doping, diode, transistor
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
1) Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
2) Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Conductivity of solids and electronic state in solid | Understanding meaning of conductivity |
| Class 2 | Energy band structure of conductor, semiconductor, and insulator | Understanding deference in energy band structure between conductor, semiconductor, and insulator |
| Class 3 | Density of states of electrons in allowed band and electron motion | Explain density of states of electrons in allowed band |
| Class 4 | Electric conduction phenomena of semiconductor | Understanding origin of electric conduction phenomena of semiconductor |
| Class 5 | movement of carriers in semiconductor | Explain movement of majority carriers and minority carriers in p- and n-type semiconductors |
| Class 6 | Semiconductor-semiconductor junction | Understanding n-type semiconductor-p-type semiconductor junction |
| Class 7 | Metal-semiconductor contact, metal-insulator-semiconductor contact | Understanding energy band structures in metal-semiconductor contact and metal-insulator-semiconductor contact |
| Class 8 | Production of elemental and compound semiconductors (1) | Understanding crystal growth technique of semiconductors |
| Class 9 | Production of elemental and compound semiconductors (2) | Understanding carrier doping technique of semiconductors |
| Class 10 | Fundamental characteristics of diode | Understanding fundamental characteristics and application of diode |
| Class 11 | Fundamental characteristics of bipolar transistor | Understanding fundamental characteristics and application of bipolar transistor |
| Class 12 | Fundamental characteristics of field effect transistor | Understanding fundamental characteristics and application of field effect transistor |
| Class 13 | Integrated circuit and power device | Understanding processing and application of integrated circuit and power device |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
1) Students will be assessed on their understanding of "mechanism of electric conduction in solid" and "semiconductor materials and their application ".
2) Grades will be based on reports and final exam.
Related courses
- MAT.C202 ： Crystal and Phonon
- MAT.A203 ： Quantum Mechanics of Materials
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed Crystal and Phonon (MAT.C202) and Quantum Mechanics of Materials (MAT.A203) or have equivalent knowledge.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Akira Yamaguchi: ayamaguchi[at]ceram.titech.ac.jp
Masafumi Jo: masafumi.jo[at]riken.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.