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The Physics of Semiconductors

An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Marius Grundmann

    1. Inst. Experimentelle Physik II, LS Halbleiterphysik, Univ. Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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  • Combines class-tested experience with broad scope and rich program of figures and diagrams
  • Treats semiconductor physics from the basics to modern applications, devices and nanostructures and current research topics
  • Reviews the basics and then takes readers to the level of supervised laboratory research
  • Expanded and updated throughout, with new coverage, e.g. of dopant diffusion, nanowires, recombination in organic semiconductors, and multi-junction solar cells
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Bonds

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      Pages 19-33

    3. Crystals

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      Pages 35-71

    4. Defects

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      Pages 73-102

    5. Mechanical Properties

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      Pages 103-138

    6. Band Structure

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      Pages 139-183

    7. Electronic Defect States

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      Pages 185-233

    8. Transport

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      Pages 235-263

    9. Optical Properties

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      Pages 265-307

    10. Recombination

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      Pages 309-344

  4. Selected Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 345-345
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    2. Heterostructures

      • Marius Grundmann
      Pages 347-378

    3. External Fields

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      Pages 379-395

    4. Nanostructures

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      Pages 397-423

    5. Polarized Semiconductors

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      Pages 425-439

    6. Magnetic Semiconductors

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      Pages 441-449

    7. Organic Semiconductors

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      Pages 451-463

    8. Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

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      Pages 465-479
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About this book

Semiconductorelectronicsiscommonplaceineveryhousehold.Semiconductor deviceshavealsoenabledeconomicallyreasonable?ber-basedopticalcom- nication, optical storage and high-frequency ampli?cation and have recently revolutionizedphotography,displaytechnologyandlighting.Alongwiththese tremendous technological developments, semiconductors have changed the way we work, communicate, entertain and think. The technological progress of semiconductor materials and devices is evolving continuously with a large worldwide e?ort in human and monetary capital. For students, semicond- tors o?er a rich, diverse and exciting ?eld with a great tradition and a bright future. This book introduces students to semiconductor physics and semicond- tor devices. It brings them to the point where they can specialize and enter supervisedlaboratoryresearch.Itisbasedonthetwosemestersemiconductor physics course taught at Universit¨ at Leipzig in its Master of Science physics curriculum. Since the book can be followed with little or no pre-existing knowledge in solid-state physics and quantum mechanics, it is also suitable for undergraduate students. For the interested reader some additional topics are included in the book that can be covered in subsequent, more speci- ized courses. The material is selected to provide a balance between aspects of solid-state and semiconductor physics, the concepts of various semiconductor devices and modern applications in electronics and photonics.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This textbook is divided into three parts. … The book has 247 figures, many of them in color. It is a clearly written and modern textbook for undergraduate and graduate students.” (Mircea Dragoman, Optics & Photonics News, July, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Experimentelle Physik II, LS Halbleiterphysik, Univ. 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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