This book on electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials differs from other introductory texts in solid state physics. First, it is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers, who want to gain a fundamental understanding of semiconductor devices, mag
Electronic Properties of Materials
β Scribed by Rolf E. Hummel (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 448
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-5
The Wave-Particle Duality....Pages 6-13
The SchrΓΆdinger Equation....Pages 14-17
Solution of the SchrΓΆdinger Equation for Four Specific Problems....Pages 18-35
Energy Bands in Crystals....Pages 36-61
Electrons in a Crystal....Pages 62-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Electrical Conduction in Metals and Alloys....Pages 77-103
Semiconductors....Pages 104-165
Electrical Properties of Polymers, Ceramics, Dielectrics, and Amorphous Materials....Pages 166-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
The Optical Constants....Pages 197-207
Atomistic Theory of the Optical Properties....Pages 208-226
Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Optical Properties....Pages 227-237
Applications....Pages 238-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Foundations of Magnetism....Pages 305-311
Magnetic Phenomena and Their InterpretationβClassical Approach....Pages 312-337
Quantum Mechanical Considerations....Pages 338-348
Applications....Pages 349-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Introduction....Pages 367-369
Fundamentals of Thermal Properties....Pages 370-378
Heat Capacity....Pages 379-389
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Thermal Conduction....Pages 390-396
Thermal Expansion....Pages 397-399
Back Matter....Pages 401-438
β¦ Subjects
Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Optical and Electronic Materials; Metallic Materials
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<p><p>This book on electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials differs from other introductory texts in solid-state physics. First, it is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers, who what to gain a fundamental understanding of semiconductor devic
<p><p>This book on electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials differs from other introductory texts in solid-state physics. First, it is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers, who what to gain a fundamental understanding of semiconductor devic
Books are seldom finished. At best, they are abandoned. The second edition of "Electronic Properties of Materials" has been in use now for about seven years. During this time my publisher gave me ample opportunities to update and improve the text whenever the Ibook was reprinted. There were about si