1. EE 5340 Semiconductor Device Theory Lecture 02 – Spring 2011
Professor Ronald L. Carter

2. Web Pages Review the following R. L. Carter’s web page
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4. Quantum Concepts Bohr Atom Light Quanta (particle-like waves)
Wave-like properties of particles
Wave-Particle Duality
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5. Bohr model for the H atom (cont.)
En= - (mq4)/[8eo2h2n2] ~ eV/n2 *
rn= [n2eoh2]/[pmq2] ~ 0.05 nm = 1/2 Ao *
*for n=1, ground state
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6. Energy Quanta for Light
Photoelectric Effect:
Tmax is the energy of the electron emitted from a material surface when light of frequency f is incident.
fo, frequency for zero KE, mat’l spec.
h is Planck’s (a universal) constant h = 6.625E-34 J-sec
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7. Photon: A particle -like wave
E = hf, the quantum of energy for light. (PE effect & black body rad.)
f = c/l, c = 3E8m/sec, l = wavelength
From Poynting’s theorem (em waves), momentum density = energy density/c
Postulate a Photon “momentum” p = h/l = hk, h = h/2p wavenumber, k = 2p /l
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8. Wave-particle duality
Compton showed Dp = hkinitial - hkfinal, so an photon (wave) is particle-like
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9. Wave-particle duality
DeBroglie hypothesized a particle could be wave-like, l = h/p
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10. Wave-particle duality
Davisson and Germer demonstrated wave-like interference phenomena for electrons to complete the duality model
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11. Newtonian Mechanics
Kinetic energy, KE = mv2/2 = p2/2m Conservation of Energy Theorem
Momentum, p = mv Conservation of Momentum Thm
Newton’s second Law F = ma = m dv/dt = m d2x/dt2
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12. Quantum Mechanics
Schrodinger’s wave equation developed to maintain consistence with wave-particle duality and other “quantum” effects
Position, mass, etc. of a particle replaced by a “wave function”, Y(x,t)
Prob. density = |Y(x,t)• Y*(x,t)|
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13. Schrodinger Equation Separation of variables gives Y(x,t) = y(x)• f(t)
The time-independent part of the Schrodinger equation for a single particle with Total E = E and PE = V. The Kinetic Energy, KE = E - V
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14. Solutions for the Schrodinger Equation
Solutions of the form of y(x) = A exp(jKx) + B exp (-jKx) K = [8p2m(E-V)/h2]1/2
Subj. to boundary conds. and norm. y(x) is finite, single-valued, conts. dy(x)/dx is finite, s-v, and conts.
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15. Infinite Potential Well
V = 0, 0 < x < a
V --> inf. for x < 0 and x > a
Assume E is finite, so y(x) = 0 outside of well
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16. Step Potential V = 0, x < 0 (region 1) V = Vo, x > 0 (region 2)
Region 1 has free particle solutions
Region 2 has free particle soln. for E > Vo , and evanescent solutions for E < Vo
A reflection coefficient can be def.
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17. Finite Potential Barrier
Region 1: x < 0, V = 0
Region 1: 0 < x < a, V = Vo
Region 3: x > a, V = 0
Regions 1 and 3 are free particle solutions
Region 2 is evanescent for E < Vo
Reflection and Transmission coeffs. For all E
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18. Kronig-Penney Model
A simple one-dimensional model of a crystalline solid
V = 0, 0 < x < a, the ionic region
V = Vo, a < x < (a + b) = L, between ions
V(x+nL) = V(x), n = 0, +1, +2, +3, …, representing the symmetry of the assemblage of ions and requiring that y(x+L) = y(x) exp(jkL), Bloch’s Thm
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19. K-P Potential Function*
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20. K-P Static Wavefunctions
Inside the ions, 0 < x < a y(x) = A exp(jbx) + B exp (-jbx) b = [8p2mE/h]1/2
Between ions region, a < x < (a + b) = L y(x) = C exp(ax) + D exp (-ax) a = [8p2m(Vo-E)/h2]1/2
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21. K-P Impulse Solution
Limiting case of Vo-> inf. and b -> 0, while a2b = 2P/a is finite
In this way a2b2 = 2Pb/a < 1, giving sinh(ab) ~ ab and cosh(ab) ~ 1
The solution is expressed by P sin(ba)/(ba) + cos(ba) = cos(ka)
Allowed valued of LHS bounded by +1
k = free electron wave # = 2p/l
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22. K-P Solutions*
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23. K-P E(k) Relationship*
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24. Analogy: a nearly -free electr. model
Solutions can be displaced by ka = 2np
Allowed and forbidden energies
Infinite well approximation by replacing the free electron mass with an “effective” mass (noting E = p2/2m = h2k2/2m) of
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25. Generalizations and Conclusions
The symm. of the crystal struct. gives “allowed” and “forbidden” energies (sim to pass- and stop-band)
The curvature at band-edge (where k = (n+1)p) gives an “effective” mass.
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26. Silicon Band Structure**
Indirect Bandgap
Curvature (hence m*) is function of direction and band. [100] is x-dir, [111] is cube diagonal
Eg = 1.17-aT2/(T+b) a = 4.73E-4 eV/K b = 636K
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27. References
*Fundamentals of Semiconductor Theory and Device Physics, by Shyh Wang, Prentice Hall, 1989.
**Semiconductor Physics & Devices, by Donald A. Neamen, 2nd ed., Irwin, Chicago.
M&K = Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, 3rd ed., by Richard S. Muller, Theodore I. Kamins, and Mansun Chan, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2003.
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