Semiconductor Physics And Devices

Overview

Main description

Neamen's Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Third Edition. deals with the electrical properties and characteristics of semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this book is to bring together quantum mechanics, the quantum theory of solids, semiconductor material physics, and semiconductor device physics in a clear and understandable way.

Table of contents

Prologue Semiconductor and the Integrated Circuit1 The Crystal Structure of Solids2 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics3 Introduction to the Quantum Theory of Solids4 The Semiconductor in Equilibrium5 Carrier Transport Phenomena6 Nonequilibrium Excess Carriers in Semiconductors7 The pn Junction8 The pn Junction Diode9 Metal-Semiconductor and Semiconductor Heterojunctions10 The Bipolar Transistor11 Fundamentals of the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor12 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor: Additional Concepts13 The Junction Field-Effect Transistor14 Optical Devices15 Semiconductor Power DevicesAppendix A Selected List of SymbolsAppendix B System of Units, Conversion Factors, and General ConstantsAppendix C The Periodic TableAppendix D The Error FunctionAppendix E "Derivation" of Schrodinger's Wave EquationAppendix F Unit of Energy- The Electron-VoltAppendix G Answers to Selected Problems