Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics

CRC Press

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. > 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 concentration, and conduction in more detail. Thereafter the book is concerned with the principles of operation of specific devices, beginning with the Gunn Diode and the p-n junction. The remaining chapters cover the on specific devices, including the LED, the bipolar transistor, the field-effect tranK