1. Structure properties of Semiconductor: Crystal growth, crystal structures,
Strain in heterostructure, polar materials, semiconductor Electronic equations,
Semiconductor p-n diodes.
2. Reviews on quantum mechanic theory: Schrodinger equations, square quantum
well, time-independent/time independent perturbation theory.
3. Semiconductor band structure: Block theorem of crystal, tight binding method,
spin orbit coupling, K.P method.
4. Band structure modification: Band structure of alloys, Band structure in
quantum well and quantum dot, strain and deformation potential theory, polar
heterostructures.
5. Transport and Scattering theory: Defect and carrier-carrier scattering
(ionized impurity scattering, charged dislocation scattering, alloy scattering
and interface roughness scattering) Lattice vibrations, phonon scattering
(acoustic phonon scattering and optical phonon scattering, deformation potential
scattering.
6. Optical properties of semiconductors: Maxwell’s equations and vector
potential, interband transitions, indirect interband transitions, charge
injection, radiative recombination, non-radiative recombination, and LEDs.
7. Excitonic effects: Excitonic states in semiconductors, optical properties
with inclusion of excitonic effects, excitonic states in quantum well, excitonic
absorption, and excitonic broadening.
8. Modulations of optical properties: Modulation of optical properties,
Electro-optic effect, and quantum confined stark effect.
9. Selected Topics of Current Research: Optical properties of intrinsic excitons in reduced dimension, Exciton under external fields - electric, strain, and magnetic fields.Prepare students with knowledge and skills to understand and analyze the milestone papers in the area of semiconductor optics, extend the learned knowledge to analyze the linear optical process occurred in low dimensional quantum confined structures