The Physics of Semiconductors An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications /

• Main Author: Grundmann, Marius. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Engineering.; Electronics.; Semiconductors.; Electronic Circuits and Devices.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Solid State Physics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13884-3

The Physics of Semiconductors contains ample material for a comprehensive upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course, guiding readers to the point where they can choose a special topic and begin supervised research. The textbook provides a balance between essential aspects of solid-state...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: Fundamentals
• Bonds
• Crystals
• Defects
• Mechanical Properties
• Band Structure
• Electronic Defect States
• Transport
• Optical Properties
• Recombination
• Part II: Selected Topics
• Heterostructures
• External Fields
• Nanostructures
• Polarized Semiconductors
• Magnetic Semiconductors
• Organic Semiconductors
• Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
• Dielectric Structures
• Transparent Conductive Oxide Semiconductors
• Part III: Applications
• Diodes
• Light-to-Electricity Conversion
• Electricity-to-Light Conversion
• Transistors
• Part IV: Appendices.