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The Physics of Semiconductors

An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Marius Grundmann

    1. Inst. für Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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  • Offers a new expanded and updated edition of the best existing textbook on semiconductors
  • Connects semiconductor material physics with devices and nanostructures
  • Gives a broad and balanced coverage of all semiconductor materials incl. silicon/germanium, III-V, II-VI, oxides
  • Is richly illustrated with 840 figures and all essential graphs
  • Contains a bibliography with over 1800 references covering all topics allowing an easy start for further studies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-21

  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Bonds

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 25-39

    3. Crystals

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      Pages 41-80

    4. Defects

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      Pages 81-110

    5. Mechanical Properties

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      Pages 111-151

    6. Band Structure

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      Pages 153-201

    7. Electronic Defect States

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      Pages 203-253

    8. Transport

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      Pages 255-289

    9. Optical Properties

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      Pages 291-341

    10. Recombination

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 343-381

  4. Selected Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 383-383
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    2. Surfaces

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 385-397

    3. Heterostructures

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 399-435

    4. External Fields

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 437-460

    5. Nanostructures

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      Pages 461-487

    6. Polarized Semiconductors

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      Pages 489-503

    7. Magnetic Semiconductors

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      Pages 505-513

    8. Organic Semiconductors

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      Pages 515-527
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About this book

The 3rd edition of this successful textbook 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, nanowires, quantum dots, multi-junction solar cells, thin film transistors, carbon-based nanostructures and transparent conductive oxides. The text derives explicit formulas for many resultsto 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 third edition several topics are extended and treated in more depth including surfaces, disordered materials, amorphous semiconductors, polarons, thermopower and noise. More than 1800 references guide the reader to historic and current literature including original and review papers and books.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. für Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    Marius Grundmann

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.

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