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

ATOMS AND BONDING. ENERGY BANDS AND EFFECTIVE MASS. CARRIER CONCENTRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. CONDUCTION IN SEMICONDUCTORS. GUNN DIODE. P-n JUNCTION. LED, PHOTODETECTORS AND SOLAR-CELL. BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR. FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS. THE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM THEORY. APPENDICES.
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