The Physics of Semiconductors division

Head of the division:

Oleg V. Snigirev

Research activity

• Optics and nonlinear optics of semiconductors and semiconductor nanostructures
• Physical phenomena in amorphous and microcrystalline hydrogenated semiconductors
• Luminescence of heterostructures with quantum wells; light-emitting diodes
• Cathodoluminescence of semiconductors
• Theory of electronic properties of disordered semiconductors and systems with reduced dimensionality
• EXAFS studies of semiconductors and ferroelectrics; off-center impurities
• First-principles studies of physical properties of semiconductors and ferroelectrics
• New materials and methods of investigation; anisotropic semiconductors

Teaching

There are two groups of special courses. Those belonging to the first group cover the fundamentals of the physics of semiconductors. These courses are compulsory for all students.
The courses belonging to the second group discuss the modern state of different areas of the physics of semiconductors. Students can choose the courses which are closest to their scientific interests.

A list of compulsory courses:

• Introduction to condensed matter physics
  
• Physics of semiconductors
  
• Computers in experimental physics of semiconductors
  
• Physics of semiconductor devices
  
• Fundamentals of material science and technology of semiconductors
  
• Theory of semiconductors
  
• Optical phenomena in semiconductors
  
• Photoelectric phenomena in crystalline semiconductors
  
• Two-dimensional structures and superlattices in semiconductors
  

A list of optional courses:

• Nonlinear optics of semiconductors
  
• Radiation effects in semiconductors
  
• Cathodoluminescent methods of semiconductor investigation
  
• Fundamentals of the physics of disordered semiconductors
  
• Disordered semiconductors
  

Other related sites in the Internet:

• Russian version of this page
• Laboratory of the Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductors (Chemistry Department of Moscow State University)