Principles of Electronic Materials Processing 

Term Paper Topics:

The aim of the term paper is to provide you with an opportunity to study some aspect of electronic materials growth or processing in greater detail. You may choose your own topic (with approval) and I have also listed several topics below which - if I had the time - I would like to learn more about.

The format of the paper is given below:

Since this is a processing course, the paper will focus on processing issues. Some points to consider include:

i) What are the applications of your topic?

ii) How does this process / technique / etc. improve on what had been done in the past?

iii) What are the key technological issues behind the technique?

iv) What are the future directions in this area?

The paper should be 10 pages in length (excluding figures) and can be 1½ - 2 line spacing and 12 pt. font (Times Roman or equivalent). Make certain that you properly reference sources for information and for figures that you use. All papers will be sent through ‘turnitin'.

TOPICS: Graphene

Solar cells III-V high efficiency

CIGS Thin film (CdTe) 3-d integration Chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) [for applications other than bare substrates] SiGe epitaxial growth processes
Strained silicon
Processing of high k dielectrics
FINFET processing
Growth of semiconductor nanowires
Shallow junction formation by ion implantation
Wafer Bonding methods and SOI
SiC or GaN bulk growth