Synopses & Reviews
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 and semiconductor physics, on the one hand, and the principles of various semiconductor devices and their applications in electronic and photonic devices, on the other. It highlights many practical aspects of semiconductors such as alloys, strain, heterostructures, nanostructures, that are necessary in modern semiconductor research but typically omitted in textbooks. Coverage also includes additional advanced topics, such as Bragg mirrors, resonators, polarized and magnetic semiconductors. The text derives explicit formulas for many results to support better understanding of the topics. The Physics of Semiconductors requires little or no prior knowledge of solid-state physics and evolved from a highly regarded two-semester course. In the second edition many topics are extended and treated in more depth. e.g. dopant diffusion, nanowires, recombination in organic semiconductors, multi-junction solar cells, quantum dot and organic LEDs, thin film transistors, carbon-based nanostructures and transparent conductive oxides.
Review
From the reviews of the second edition: "This textbook is divided into three parts. ... The book has 247 figures, many of them in color. It is a clearly written and modern textbook for undergraduate and graduate students." (Mircea Dragoman, Optics & Photonics News, July, 2011)
Review
From the reviews of the second edition:"This textbook is divided into three parts. ... The book has 247 figures, many of them in color. It is a clearly written and modern textbook for undergraduate and graduate students." (Mircea Dragoman, Optics & Photonics News, July, 2011)
Synopsis
The Physics of Semiconductors provides an overview of the subject for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, enabling readers to begin supervised research on one specific topic. Readers will find a balance of the essential aspects of solid-state physics and the principles of semiconductor devices.
Synopsis
The Physics of Semiconductors provides an overview of the subject for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, enabling readers to begin supervised research on one specific topic. Readers will find a balance of the essential aspects of solid-state physics and the principles of semiconductor devices.
About the Author
Professor Dr. Marius Grundman studied physics at the Technical University of Berlin. He worked on the epitaxy and characterization of electronic and optical properties of semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures as well as devices made from them. He has been Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Leipzig since 2000.
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