Semiconductors

Authors: Grundmann, Marius
Offers a new expanded and updates edition of the best existing textbooks on semiconductors
Connects semiconductor material physics with devices and nanostructures
Gives a broad and balanced coverage of all semiconductor materials incl. silicon/germanium, III-V, II-VI, oxides
Is richly illustrated with 840 figures and all essential graphs
Contains a bibliography with over 1800 references covering all topics allowing an easy start for further studies

Characterisation and Control of Defects in Semiconductors Understanding the formation and introduction mechanisms of defects in semiconductors is essential to understanding their properties.

The 3rd edition of this successful textbook contains ample material for a comprehensive upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course, guiding readers to the point where they can choose a special topic and begin supervised research. The textbook provides a balance between essential aspects of solid-state and semiconductor physics, on the one hand, and the principles of various semiconductor devices and their applications in electronic and photonic devices, on the other.

orous semiconductor materials are finding applications in many areas of science and technology. Porous Semiconductors: Optical Properties and Applications provides an examination of these new types of materials, with an emphasis on optical properties and applications. Beginning with a description of the basic electrochemistry of porous semiconductors and the different kinds of porous semiconductor materials that can be fabricated, the book moves on to describe the fabrication processes used in the production of porous semiconductor optical components. This is then followed by a detailed description of peculiar light propagation phenomena. Concluding the text, a number of optical components based on porous semiconductor materials are discussed in depth.

The 3rd edition of this successful textbook contains ample material for a comprehensive upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course, guiding readers to the point where they can choose a special topic and begin supervised research. The textbook provides a balance between essential aspects of solid-state and semiconductor physics, on the one hand, and the principles of various semiconductor devices and their applications in electronic and photonic devices, on the other.

This volume brings together contributions from important researchers around the world on semiconductor materials and their applications. It includes chapters in two sections: “Calculations and Simulations in Semiconductors” and “Semiconductor Materials.” This book will help to spread knowledge about this research field to other researchers and students working in this area or even to those interested in starting their more advanced studies.