This course introduces basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids and presents the theory describing the carrier behaviors in semiconductors. The course balances fundamental physics with ...

Prior to joining the SFU Physics Department as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Semiconductor Physics in 2005, she was a Research Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, ...

The course covers fundamental solid-state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic devices. Topics include quantum mechanics of electrons in solids, crystalline structures, band ...

general analysis of the metal-semiconductor and MIS structures, CCD, MOSFET and bipolar transistors. REQUIRED TEXTS: S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices , Wiley, 2nd edition, 1981. COURSE GOALS ...

Constrained by the laws of physics, semiconductor companies are exploring different strategies to wring each incremental performance improvement out of their next process node. We may not need ...

Excitons, encountered in technologies like solar cells and TVs, are quasiparticles formed by an electron and a positively charged "hole," moving together in a semiconductor. Created when an electron ...

A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of ...

The research was carried out using a high-quality semiconductor-based sample that ... "The demonstrated results add a new dimension to the physics of open many-body quantum systems, enabling ...

In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a ...