Teaching Materials (1-10 of 10)

1. Doping to Create a Semiconductor: Changing conductive properties through diffusion

   Teaching Materials | 14 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Kaye Sheets, NNCI Nano

   In the semiconductor industry scientists take advantage of diffusion to “dope” or introduce atoms into a silicon wafer to change its conductive properties. The lesson simulates the diffusion of a gas phase substance (ammonia) into a solid substrate (gelatin)  and compares the...

2. Hiding Behind the Mask: A Fabrication Activity Focused on Etching

   Teaching Materials | 13 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: John Gomm, NNCI Nano

   This lab is designed to help students understand one aspect of semiconductor manufacture: selective layering. The activity focuses on electrochemical etching which is used in semiconductor manufacturing.

3. Quantum Workshop II: Energy Band Model and Doping

   Teaching Materials | 31 Jan 2015 | Contributor(s):: Stella Quinones

   This exercise uses several nanoHUB tools associated with fundamental semiconductor device knowledge, such as the Effect of Doping on Semiconductors, Semiconductor Doping, and Carrier Concentration tools.   Students are asked to compare bond models with energy band models, examine...

4. NEATEC & Trinity College - Module 1 - What is nanoscience?

   Teaching Materials | 26 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Trinity College Dublin Ireland with NEATEC updates and edits, NEATEC Developers

   This module serves as an introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanoscience is becoming increasingly more prevalent in both society and industry. A NEATEC Learning Module (NLM) is a self-contained unit that can be incorporated into existing science, math, and technology lessons to...

5. Test for Monte Carlo Learning Module

   Teaching Materials | 30 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck

   this is a test for the MC Learning Module.

6. Generalized Monte Carlo Presentation

   Teaching Materials | 20 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska

   This presentation goes along with the Bulk Monte Carlo tool on the nanoHUB that calculates transients and steady-state velocity-field characteristics of arbitrary materials such as Si, Ge, GaAs, GaN, SiC, etc. The tool employs a non-parabolic bandstructure.

7. Illinois ECE 440: Charge Carrier in Bulk Semiconductors Homework

   Teaching Materials | 28 Jan 2010 | Contributor(s):: Mohamed Mohamed

   This homework covers the effects of doping on carrier concentration in bulk silicon.

8. Illinois ECE 440: Introduction to Carrier Drift and Mobility Homework

   Teaching Materials | 28 Jan 2010 | Contributor(s):: Mohamed Mohamed

   This homework covers Carrier Transport in Semiconductors subjected to an electric field.

9. Band Structure Lab: First-Time User Guide

   Teaching Materials | 15 Jun 2009 | Contributor(s):: Abhijeet Paul, Benjamin P Haley, Gerhard Klimeck

   This document provides useful information about Band Structure Lab. First-time users will find basic ideas about the physics behind the tool such as band formation, the Hamiltonian description, and other aspects. Additionally, we provide explanations of the input settings and the results of the...

10. Carrier Statistics Lab: First-Time User Guide

    Teaching Materials | 09 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Abhijeet Paul, Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley, Saumitra Raj Mehrotra

    This first-time user guide is an introduction to the Carrier Statistics Lab . It provides basic definitions, guidance on how to run the tool, and suggested exercises to help users get accustomed to the idea of distribution functions as well as how these functions are used in determining the...