Research Catalog

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Description

1. 494 pages illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

1. Semiconductors
2. Semiconductors
3. semiconductor
4. Halbleiter
5. Halfgeleiders

Contents

1. THE ELEMENTARY PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS: Early work on semiconductors -- Applications of semiconductors -- Elementary theory of semiconductors -- Control of carrier density -- ENERGY LEVELS IN CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS: Wave mechanics of free electrons -- Motion in a periodic potential -- Form of the energy bands -- Positive holes -- Motion of electrons and holes in a crystal under the influence of an external field of force -- Energy-level diagrams -- Resistance to motion of electrons and holes in a crystal -- IMPURITIES AND IMPERFECTIONS IN CRYSTALS: Types of imperfection -- Chemical binding in semiconductors -- Substitutional impurities in group IV semiconductors -- Excitons -- CARRIER CONCENTRATIONS IN THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM: Distribution of electrons between the various energy levels -- Intrinsic semiconductors -- Semiconductors with impurity levels -- ELECTRON TRANSPORT PHENOMENA: Collisions with crystalline imperfections-relaxation time, T -- Constant relaxation time T -- Relaxation time a function of E or v -- Scattering mechanisms -- High-field effects -- THERMAL EFFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS: Thermal conductivity -- Thermo-electric power -- Thermomagnetic effects -- Condition of degeneracy -- Strong magnetic fields -- Relative magnitudes of the magnetic effects --
2. OPTICAL AND HIGH-FREQUENCY EFFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS: Optical constants of semiconductors -- The fundamental absorption -- Exciton absorption -- Photo-conductivity -- The photo-magnetic effect -- Free-carrier absorption -- Plasma resonance -- High-frequency effects in a magnetic field -- Magnetic quantization -- Impurity absorption -- Lattice absorption -- Infra-red emission from semiconductors -- DIFFUSION OF ELECTRONS AND POSITIVE HOLES: Inhomogeneous semiconductors -- Einstein's relationship -- Departures from thermal equilibrium -- Electron-hole recombination -- Diffusion and conduction in extrinsic material (n>>p or p>>n) -- Drift of a pulse of minority carriers in an electric field -- Near-intrinsic material -- Comparison of contact phenomena -- The p-n junction -- The n+-n andp+-p junctions -- Surface properties of semiconductors -- Metal-semiconductor contacts -- Recombination mechanisms -- Mean lifetime in filaments and thin strips -- Photo-conductivity -- The transverse photo-voltage -- The photo-magnetic effect -- METHODS OF DETERMINING THE CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS: Band structure -- The minimum energy gap -- Mobility of electrons and holes -- Carrier concentration -- Effective mass -- Energy levels in the 'forbidden' band due to impurities -- Minority carrier lifetime -- Injection ratio --
3. THE ELEMENT SEMICONDUCTORS: Germanium and silicon -- Diamond and gray tin -- Selenium -- Tellurium -- Boron -- Other possible element semiconductors -- COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS: Groups 111-V intermetallic compounds -- InSb -- Other groups III-V compound semiconductors -- Other intermetallic compound semiconductors -- Polar compound semiconductors -- PbS, PbSe, PbTe -- CdS, CdSe, CdTe -- Other semiconducting compounds of S, Se, Te -- Oxide semiconductors -- Silicon carbide -- SOME APPLICATIONS OF SEMICONDUCTORS: Use of semiconductors in electrical technology -- Rectifiers -- Transistors -- The photo-diode -- The photo-electric power generator -- Photo-cells -- Infra-red detectors -- Infra-red and microwave modulators -- Applications of the Hall effect in semiconductors -- Thermopiles and thermo-electric refrigerators -- Thermistors, varistors and other non-linear resistors.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliography.