Fundamentals of Semiconductors
Subtitle: Physics and Materials Properties
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 639
ISBN-13: 9783540254706
Subjects: Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism; Solid State Physics; Physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Optics; Technology / Optics; electrical transport; electronic; fundamental principles; optical properties; vibrations; Materials; Semiconductors
First sentence: In textbooks on solid-state physics, a semiconductor is usually defined rather loosely as a material with electrical resistivity lying in the range of 10-2 109 cm.1
Description: This third updated edition of Fundamentals of Semiconductors attempts to fill the gap between a general solid-state physics textbook and research articles by providing detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors. The approach is physical and intuitive rather than formal and pedantic. Theories are presented to explain experimental results. This textbook has been written with both students and researchers in mind. Its emphasis is on understanding the physical properties of Si and similar tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors. The explanations are based on physical insights. Each chapter is enriched by an extensive collection of tables of material parameters, figures, and problems. Many of these problems "lead the student by the hand" to arrive at the results.