- Excitons and photons in luminescence
- Radiative and non-radiative recombination
- Stimulated emission
- Low dimensional semiconductors
- Experimental methods of luminescence spectroscopy
Last planned examination: Spring 2021
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Course syllabus FIM3008 (Autumn 2013–)- Excitons and photons in luminescence
- Radiative and non-radiative recombination
- Stimulated emission
- Low dimensional semiconductors
- Experimental methods of luminescence spectroscopy
After finishing the course students will be able to:
- Operate in semiconductor photophysics terms
- Distinguish between processes in nanostructured and bulk materials
- Implement these concepts in the description of practical devices
- Select most adequate luminescence technique for characterization of a particular system
- Examine optical properties of various systems using luminescence methods
PhD students working with nanostructures and optical measurments with passed courses in:
- Solid State Physics
- Introductory optics, quantum mechanics
- Solid State Physics
- Introductory Quantum Mechanics, Optics
- micro PL: imaging and spectroscopy
- PL excitation
- time-resolved PL
- QE measurements
- low temperature measurements
o Ivan Pelant and Jan Valenta “Luminescence Spectroscopy of Semiconductors”, Oxford University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-958833-6
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
- Presentation at seminars
- Home assignment
- Laboratory work
- At least one approved presentation
- 60% of score for the home assignment
- Passed laboratory work with approved report
The course is seminar-oriented, where students take turns in presenting book chapters to the audience. Presentations are followed by discussion where participants need to be prepared with relevant questions at hand. The quality of presentations and activity at seminars will be evaluated and comprise half of the total score. A problem-solving homework is the other half of the examination. To achieve passing mark a 60% threshold in total scoring should be attained. An additional part of the examination is the experimental lab, where students will design optical experiment using available equipment in our laboratory with their samples.