1. ECEE 302: Electronic Devices
7 October 2002
Revised: 14 October 2002
ECEE 302: Electronic Devices
1st Examination Review Guide
Chapter 1 Crystal Structure
Chapter 2 Physical Foundation
Chapter 3 Carriers Properties (pages only)
Representative Problems
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2. Chp 1 - Crystal Properties
Crystal Structure
Lattice
Basis
Primitive and Unit Cell
Basic crystal lattices
Simple Cubic
Body Centered Cubic
Face Centered Cubic
Diamond Lattice (Addition)
Properties of basic crystal lattices
Number of atoms per unit cell
close packing fraction
Miller Indices and Crystal Directions
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3. Chp 2 - Atoms and Electrons
Photo-electric Effect
Bohr Atom and calculation of spectral line frequencies or wavelength
Uncertainty principle
deBroglie-Einstein Relations
Wave Function and Wave Properties
Schrodinger Wave Equation
Energy Operator
Momentum Operator
Potential Well Discrete Energy Levels from Boundary conditions
Expectation value of an operator
Hydrogen Atom Quantum numbers
n-Energy quantum number
l-angular momentum quantum number
m-magnetic quantum number
s - electron spin quantum number
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Structure of the Periodic Table
relation of orbital shells with each element
building up principle
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4. Chp 3 - Energy Bands and Charge Carriers
Atomic Bonding
ionic
covalent
Band Theory of Solids
Band formation (Valance Band and Conduction Band)
Metals
Insulators
Semi-Conductors
Direct and Indirect Semiconductors (Energy and momentum transitions)
Electrons and Holes (pp 66-70)
Charge carriers (Electrons and Holes)
Effective Mass (1-dimensional only)
intrinsic/extrinsic semi-conductors
n-Type and p-Type material
Material below this line
and on the next page
will NOT be covered on
Examination 1.
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5. Chp 3 - Energy Bands and Charge Carriers (continued)
Carrier (electron and hole) Concentration
Fermi distribution/Fermi Energy Level
density of states
Calculation of electron and hole concentrations
Carrier (electron and hole) Behavior in a Solid
Theory of Conductivity
Current Density
Carrier mobility
Hall Effect
Invariance of the Fermi Level at Equilibrium
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6. Representative Problems
Chapter 1
1.1, 1.2,1.3,1.8,1.12,1.13,1.14
Chapter 2
2.1(c), 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11,2.12
Chapter 3 pp (for this examination)
3.1, 3.9 (a)-only
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