Caroline Ross
Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering MIT
3.15.1x
Electronic Materials and Devices
This course is currently available on MITx Online with Certificate enrollment open.
About this course
In this engineering course, you will learn about diodes, bipolar junction transistors, MOSFETs and semiconductor properties.
This course is part 1 of a series that explain the basis of the electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials including semiconductors, metals, organics, and insulators. You will learn how devices are built to take advantage of these properties. This is illustrated with a wide range of devices, placing a strong emphasis on new and emerging technologies.
What you'll learn
- The origins of semiconductor properties
- Carrier action in semiconductors: drift, diffusion, recombination and generation
- The behavior of p-n junctions at equilibrium and under bias
- The derivation and application of the ideal diode equation, and how real diodes differ from ideal diodes
- Operating principles of bipolar junction transistors and MOSFETs
Syllabus
Week 1
- Semiconductor Fundamentals
Week 2
- Carrier Action: Drift and Diffusion
- Carrier Action: Recombination and Generation
Week 3
- pn Junction at Equilibrium
- pn Junction Under Bias
- The Ideal Diode Equation and Real Diodes
Week 4
- Bipolar Junction Transistor
- Field Effect Transistors
Course staff