BEE1102 Physical Electronics

This course covers the basic physical principles involved in the function of key electronic components and electrical systems including semiconductor device characteristics and applications, physical models of electronic conduction in solids, p-n junctions, bipolar and other solid state devices.

Course Objectives
This course aims to enable students to:

• Understand the behavior of electrons in electrical and magnetic fields in materials.  
• Develop an understanding of the physical mechanisms governing semiconductor device behavior.
• Introduce the physical models for semiconductor electronic devices and to the application of these models to the analysis and design of these devices.  

Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Appreciate the basic properties of materials which govern electronic and magnetic phenomena useful for the construction of electronic circuits
• Understand the concept of electromagnetic induction and the relationship between current, magnetic field and motion. 
• Explain the differences in the conducting properties of insulators, semiconductors and metals in terms of electron energy bands, 
• Explain how the conductivity in semiconductors is affected by light and temperature, and how it can be engineered by adding controlled amounts of impurities;
• Describe the materials structure and physical operating principles of basic diodes, BJT, FET