Special electronic devices

lelec2550  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Special electronic devices
5.00 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
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Main themes
Training on special electronic devices. At the R&D level, topics will change every year to track last developments, in phase with students interests for specific devices.
Examples : exotic silicon or SOI devices, photovoltaïcs, SiGe, organic and molecular devices, optoelectronics, MEMs-NEMs, RF devices (HEMT, balistic), RTD, SET, sensors...
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 In consideration of the reference table AA of the program "master in electrical engineering ", this course contributes to the development, to the acquisition and to the evaluation of the following experiences of learning:
  • AA1.1
  • AA2.1, AA2.3, AA2.5
  • AA3.1, AA3.3
  • AA4.1, AA4.2, AA4.3, AA4.4
  • AA5.3, AA5.4, AA5.5, AA5.6
  • AA6.1, AA6.2, AA6.3
At the end of this course, students will be able to :
  • Understand the physics underlying special electronic devices (R&D in academic and indutry labs).
  • Make extended bibliographic searches, critically analyse available informations and synthetize them.
  • Present their work in written and oral forms.
 
Content
Devices are choosen by the students, in agreement with the coordinator. The study of the environmenatl impacts of the studied devices are among the objectives of the work.
Teaching methods
- Group or individual work on a topic chosen by the students, and accepted by the course coordinator, in the field of special electronic devices (bibliography, experiments, simulations, and any means useful for in depth understanding of the choosen devices).
- Close interactions (individuals or groups) with the coordinator to solve faced problems (topic definition, understanding, bibliography, writing,... (see below)).
- Interactions with researchers in UCL and outside UCL.
- Training to the writing of a scientific review article in english. A schedule is followed along the semester (informations, plan, centent, writing)
- Oral presentation
- Publication on the Web (if wished by the students).
Evaluation methods
Report + interview (66%) and oral presentation (33%) of the work (scientific seminar format)
The report is due in week 13, while the oral presentation and the interview is during week 14.
Other information
Background in physics of electronic devices.
Bibliography
Recherches bibliographiques sur le web et dans des revues scientifiques, livres
L'utilisation d'outils d'intelligence artificielle n'est pas interdite si elle est faite intelligemment. Elle doit permettre une meilleure compréhension du thème abordé. La discussion qui suivra l'exposé oral permettra de vérifier le degré de compréhension effectif.
Teaching materials
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Chemical and Materials Engineering

Master [120] in Electrical Engineering

Master [120] in Physical Engineering

Advanced Master in Nanotechnologies