Grundmann The Physics of Semiconductors

An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications
2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-642-13884-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 864 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Graduate Texts in Physics

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.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grundmann, Marius

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fundamentals.- Bonds.- Crystals.- Defects.- Mechanical Properties.- Band Structure.- Electronic Defect States.- Transport.- Optical Properties.- Recombination.- Selected Topics.- Heterostructures.- External Fields.- Nanostructures.- Polarized Semiconductors.- Magnetic Semiconductors.- Organic Semiconductors.- Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes.- Dielectric Structures.- Transparent Conductive Oxide Semiconductors.- Applications.- Diodes.- Light-to-Electricity Conversion.- Electricity-to-Light Conversion.- Transistors.- Appendices.- Tensors.- Space Groups.- Kramers–Kronig Relations.- Oscillator Strength.- Quantum Statistics.- The k · p Perturbation Theory.- Effective-Mass Theory.

Über Autor(innen)

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.