Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices
Semiconductors under thermodynamic equilibrium conditions: Introduction, Energy bands in solids, doping in semiconductors, electrons and holes in semiconductors, electrical neutrality of space charge, mobility of electrons-holes, semiconductor conductivity. Semiconductors under non-equilibrium conditions: Introduction, lifetime of carriers in excess, diffusion of carriers in semiconductors, continuity equation, applications of continuity equation. Diode of p-n junction: Introduction, basic […]
Cosmic Radiation
The discovery of cosmic rays. The influence of Earth’s magnetic field and of the Solar Wind on cosmic rays. The energy spectrum and the composition of primary cosmic rays. Interaction of energetic particles with matter. Cherenkov radiation. Secondary cosmic rays. Extensive Atmospheric Air Showers. Cosmic ray propagation in the Galaxy. Cosmic clocks. The origin and […]
Bioelectromagnetics
Basic concepts of electromagnetic radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum, sources of non-ionizing radiation. Biological effects of electromagnetic fields and radiation. Regulations and exposure guidelines, safety measurements and site monitoring. Thermal ablation (introductory concepts, thermal damage to human tissue, cancer therapy by thermal ablation). Radio frequency and microwave thermal ablation (applications in oncology and cardiology). Hyperthermia […]
Non-Linear Dynamical Systems and chaos
Not offered in the academic year 2024-2025 Introduction to Dynamical systems, analytic and numerical approach – The programming tool “Mathematica” Analytic and Numerical solution of Differential equations with Mathematica Basic notions of the Dynamical systems – Phase space – Classification of systems and trajectories. Conservative systems of one degree of freedom – oscillations Autonomous linear […]
Electronic Circuits
Not offered in the academic year 2024-2025 BBJT based amplifiers, Biasing and stability analysis of BJT based Operational Amplifiers (OpAmps), differential amplifier design, Current sources and voltage reference circuitries, DC Coupling Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers based circuitries (Amplifiers, Followers, Filters), Basic design methodologies of BJT based architectures (TTL, ECL)
Electronic Circuits
Not offered in the academic year 2024-2025 BBJT based amplifiers, Biasing and stability analysis of BJT based Operational Amplifiers (OpAmps), differential amplifier design, Current sources and voltage reference circuitries, DC Coupling Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers based circuitries (Amplifiers, Followers, Filters), Basic design methodologies of BJT based architectures (TTL, ECL)
Solid State Physics Laboratory
Not offered in the academic year 2024-2025
Atmospheric Enviroment
Not offered in the academic year 2024-2025
Solid State Physics
Chemical Bonding in Solids, The periodic table of the elements, covalent-, Ionic – , metallic -, hydrogen- and van der Waals Bond . Dynamics of Atoms in Crystals 1: Crystal potential, equation of motion, monoatom-ic and diatomic linear chain. Dynamics of Atoms in Crystals 2: Scattering from time-varying structures, phonon spectroscopy, elastic properties of crystals. Experimental setup Raman Spectros-copy. Problems. Thermal […]
Optics Laboratory
Interference from nearly monochromatic– (Laser) and pseudomonochromatic– (spectral lamps Na, Hg, He, etc.) and natural light–sources (incandescent lamps) by using specific interferometry setups (Lloyd, Newton, Michelson – theory of partial coherence of light -) Fraunhofer- and Fresnel- diffraction from monochromatic and natural light sources with various diaphragms, (circular- and rectangular- apertures, single- and many- slits, […]