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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

A concise introduction to the basics of semiconductor physics, this book presents the foundations of the most important and interesting aspects of semiconductors, varying from electronic band structure, via effective mass treatments and quantum devices to transport phenomena and optics, including some of the latest developments in these fields. Based on the author's undergraduate course, the book is oriented towards physicists and to engineers with a scientific background as it favours a quantum mechanical approach.

Provides an alternative approach to semiconductors from traditional books. Bridges the gap between fundamental subjects such as quantum mechanics and Maxwell's equations and the processes determining the behaviour of semiconductors. Includes a description of semiconductor theory from a full quantum mechanical approach.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.
-Preface.

-Notation Conventions.

-1. Introduction.

-2. Electrons, Nuclei and Hamiltonians.

-3. Band Structure.

-4. The k·p-Approximation.

-5. Effective Mass Theory.

-6. The Crystal Lattice.

-7. Electron-Phonon Coupling.

-8. Charge Transport.

-9. Optical Transitions.

-A. The Hydrogen Atom.

-B. The Harmonic Oscillator.

-C. Perturbation Theory.

-D. Tensors In Cubic Crystals.

-E. The Classical Limit.

-F. Some Fourier Transforms.

-Exercises.

-Bibliography.

-Index.