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Widely considered by experts to be a classic in the field of solid-state physics, J. S. Blakemore's
Semiconductor Statistics in this hardcover edition explores in depth the implications of carrier populations and Fermi energies--quantities not measured directly but inferred from experimental observations. Part I of the book considers a semiconductor at or near thermodynamic equilibrium, and Part II examines the additional complexities of an overtly non-equilibrium condition. Directed to advanced graduate students and experimentalists in the field, the book is unique in its extensive treatment of the various ways an electron can make a transition between a multitude of levels, depending upon the environment. First discussing basic concepts in the electron theory of solids, Part I of the book, primarily concerned with statistics, explores the distribution of electrons in energy bands and impurity levels of semiconductors as a function of temperature, impurity density and other factors. Part II covers the kinetics of semiconductors containing excess carriers and is especially thorough on trapping, excitation and recombination. Unabridged, corrected and slightly enlarged Dover republication of the edition published by Pergamon Press, New York, 1962 (Vol. 3 in the International Series of Monographs on Semiconductors, edited by Heinz K. Henisch). Index. Bibliography. New Preface. Appendixes with tables. 141 illustrations.
Synopsis
In-depth exploration of the implications of carrier populations and Fermi energies examines distribution of electrons in energy bands and impurity levels of semiconductors. Also: kinetics of semiconductors containing excess carriers, particularly in terms of trapping, excitation, and recombination. 1962 edition.
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Synopsis
In-depth exploration of implications of carrier populations and Fermi energies examines distribution of electrons in energy bands and impurity levels of semiconductors, plus kinetics of semiconductors containing excess carriers. 1962 edition.