Semiconductor Physics and Devices

Part I Semiconductor Material Properties 1: The Crystal Structure of Solids 2: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3: Introduction to the Quantum Theory of Solids 4: The Semiconductor in Equilibrium 5: Carrier Transport Phenomena 6: Nonequilibrium Excess Carriers in Semiconductors Part II Fundamental Semiconductor Devices 7: The pn Junction 8: The pn Junction Diode 9: Metal-Semiconductor and Semiconductor Heterojunctions 10: Fundamentals of the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor 11: Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor: Additional Concepts 12: The Bipolar Transistor 13: The Junction Field-Effect Transistor Part III Specialized Semiconductor Devices 14: Optical Devices 15: Semiconductor Microwave and Power Devices Appendix A: Selected List of Symbols Appendix B: System of Units, Conversion Factors, and General Constants Appendix C: The Periodic Table Appendix D: Unit of Energy-The Electron-Volt Appendix E: "Derivation" of Schrodinger's Wave Equation Appendix F: Effective Mass Concepts Appendix G: The Error Function Appendix H: Answers to Selected Problems