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Fundamentals of Semiconductor

Physics and Materials Properties

  • The result of lectures presented at the University of Berkeley * Treats semiconductors physics from a broad view yet at an advanced level

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-XIV
  2. Introduction

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 1-11
  3. Electronic Band Structures

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 13-98
  4. Electronic Properties of Defects

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 149-192
  5. Electrical Transport

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 193-231
  6. Optical Properties I

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 233-331
  7. Optical Properties II

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 333-413
  8. Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    • Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona
    Pages 415-455
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 537-617

About this book

Fundamentals of Semiconductors attempts to fill the gap between a general solid-state physics textbook and research articles by providing detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors. The approach is physical and intuitive rather than formal and pedantic. Theories are presented to explain experimental results. This textbook has been written with both students and researchers in mind. Its emphasis is on understanding the physical properties of Si and similar tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors. The explanations are based on physical insights. Each chapter is enriched by an extensive collection of tables of material parameters, figures and problems. Many of these problems 'lead the student by the hand' to arrive at the results.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Peter Y. Yu

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany

    Manuel Cardona

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of Semiconductor

  • Book Subtitle: Physics and Materials Properties

  • Authors: Peter Y. Yu, Manuel Cardona

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03313-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03313-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 617

  • Number of Illustrations: 127 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation

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