The authors of this title have a combined total of over 60 years experience in studying the physics of semiconductors. Their fundamental contribution include electronic band structures, vibrational properties, electron-phonon interactions, optical properties, modulation spectroscopy, Raman scattering, high Tc superconductors, etc. The volume is enriched with many table, figures and problems.

Bridging the gap between a general solid-state physics textbook and research articles, the renowned authors provide detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors. Their approach is a physical and intuitive one, rather than formal and pedantic. This textbook has been written with both students and researchers in mind, and the authors therefore present theories to explain experimental results. Throughout, the emphasis is on understanding the physical properties of Si, and similar tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors, with explanations based on physical insights. Each chapter is enriched by an extensive collection of tables of material parameters, figures and problems -- many of the latter 'lead students by the hand' to arrive at the results.

1. Introduction.- 2. Electronic Band Structures.- 3. Vibrational Properties of Semiconductors, and Electron-Phonon Interactions.- 4. Electronic Properties of Defects.- 5. Electrical Transport.- 6. Optical Properties I.- 7. Optical Properties II.- 8. Photoelectron Spectroscopy.- 9. Effect of Quantum Confinement on Electrons and Phonons in Semiconductors.- Appendix: Pioneers of Semiconductor Physics Remember.- References.