Semiconductor Physics

Author: Qian Youhua
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Publish Date: 2002-07-16
Features: This book covers the physical foundations of semiconductors and serves as an introductory textbook for semiconductor technology. The entire book is divided into seven chapters: Chapter 1 explains the energy states of semiconductor electrons within the framework of energy bands; Chapter 2 briefly introduces the equilibrium statistics of electrons; Chapter 3 discusses the transport properties of band electrons; Chapter 4 describes the behavior of additional charge carriers caused by external influences; Chapter 5 examines semiconductor surfaces and interfaces; Chapter 6 introduces metal–semiconductor contacts, p–n junctions, heterojunctions, quantum wells, and superlattices; Chapter 7 explains semiconductor spectroscopy. The content of this book is novel and user-friendly. It can be used as a textbook for undergraduate physics majors and is also suitable for reference by faculty, students, and researchers in related fields.