Introductory semiconductor device physics

ATOMS AND BONDINGThe Periodic TableIonic BondingCovalent BondingMetallic bondingvan der Waals BondingStart a DatabaseENERGY BANDS AND EFFECTIVE MASSSemiconductors, Insulators and MetalsSemiconductorsInsulatorsMetalsThe Concept of Effective MassCARRIER CONCENTRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORSDonors and AcceptorsFermi-LevelCarrier Concentration EquationsDonors and Acceptors Both PresentCONDUCTION IN SEMICONDUCTORSCarrier DriftCarrier MobilitySaturated Drift VelocityMobility Variation with TemperatureA Derivation of Ohm's LawDrift Current EquationsSemiconductor Band Diagrams with an Electric Field Presen. Read more... Abstract: ATOMS AND BONDINGThe Periodic TableIonic BondingCovalent BondingMetallic bondingvan der Waals BondingStart a DatabaseENERGY BANDS AND EFFECTIVE MASSSemiconductors, Insulators and MetalsSemiconductorsInsulatorsMetalsThe Concept of Effective MassCARRIER CONCENTRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORSDonors and AcceptorsFermi-LevelCarrier Concentration EquationsDonors and Acceptors Both PresentCONDUCTION IN SEMICONDUCTORSCarrier DriftCarrier MobilitySaturated Drift VelocityMobility Variation with TemperatureA Derivation of Ohm's LawDrift Current EquationsSemiconductor Band Diagrams with an Electric Field Presen MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Front Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface 10 Symbols 14 Greek and other symbols 16 Chapter One: Atoms and bonding 18 Chapter Two: Energy bands and effective mass 25 Chapter Three: Carrier concentrations in semiconductors 43 Chapter Four: Conduction in semiconductors 62 Chapter Five: Gunn diode 87 Chapter Six: p–n junction 102 Chapter Seven: LED, photodetectors and solar-cell 144 Chapter Eight: Bipolar transistor 170 Chapter Nine: Field-effect transistors 206 Chapter Ten: The semiconductor laser 241 Chapter Eleven: An introduction to the quantum theory 265 Appendix One: Derivation of electron and hole carrier densities 285 Appendix Two: The Einstein radiative transition coefficients 289 Appendix Three: The four-level laser system 292 Appendix Four: The Bernard and Duraffourg condition 294 Appendix Five: Some useful fundamental constants 297 Appendix Six: Some properties of silicon 298 Further reading 299 "Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics has been written specifically to address the needs of undergraduate students. It is not overly mathematical, and introduces only those physical concepts required for an understanding of the semiconductor devices being considered. The author's intuitive style, coupled with an extensive set of worked problems, make this the ideal introductory text for undergraduate students of electrical and electronic engineering, applied physics and related subjects."--Jacket 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 Offers an introduction to the underlying physics of semiconductor devices. This work begins with a review of basic solid state physics, then describes the properties of semiconductors in more detail and examines the operation principles of the Gunn Diode and p-n junction. It concludes with a chapter giving a brief introduction to quantum theory.