ABSTRACT

Introduction to Semiconductor Device Physics is a popular and established text that offers a thorough introduction to the underlying physics of semiconductor devices. It begins with a review of basic solid state physics, then goes on to describe the properties of semiconductors including energy bands, the concept of effective mass, carrier concentr

chapter 1|7 pages

Atoms and bonding

chapter 2|18 pages

Energy bands and effective mass

chapter 3|19 pages

Carrier concentrations in semiconductors

chapter 4|25 pages

Conduction in semiconductors

chapter 5|15 pages

Gunn diode

chapter 6|42 pages

6p-n junction

chapter 7|26 pages

LED, photodetectors and solar-cell

chapter 8|36 pages

Bipolar transistor

chapter 9|35 pages

Fleld-effect transistors

chapter 10|24 pages

The semiconductor laser

chapter 11|20 pages

An introduction to the quantum theory