Photonics, the technology of controlling the flow of photons, and electronics, the technology
of controlling the flow of charge carriers, come together in a natural way in the domain of …

The bright future of semiconductor lamps, especially “light‐emitting diodes,” is by now widely
recognized. This recognition is fairly recent even though the existence of light emission from …

Fig. 1. Schematics of a semiconductor band structure. The vertical scale is an energy scale
for electrons. For an intrinsic semiconductor, the valence band has all of its level occupied …

When the absolute temperature is zero and no external electric field is applied, all electrons
are concentrated at the valence band and there are no electrons at the conduction band …

This popular text offers a thorough introduction to the underlying physics of semiconductor
devices. It begins with a review of basic solid state physics, then describes the properties of …

This chapter provides an introduction to the properties of semiconductor materials and
devices in connection with the absorption and emission of photons. Both bulk and quantum …

This textbook combines a thorough theoretical treatment of the basic physics of
semiconductors with applications to practical devices by putting special emphasis on the …

Semiconductors have made an enormous impact on 20th century science and technology.
This is because components made from semiconductors have very favorable properties …

The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a self-contained treatment of
fundamen tal solid state and semiconductor device physics. The material presented in the …

The existence of semiconductors, a material that behaves much like an insulator at low
temperature but conducts electricity like metals at an elevated temperature, has been known …