Transistor Physics
β Scribed by K. G. Nichols M. Sc., E. V. Vernon Ph. D (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1966
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 343
- Series
- Modern Electrical Studies
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book is intended as an introduction to the application of physical theory to the study of semiconductors and transistor devices. The book is based on lecture courses given by the authors to second and third year honours students in the Electronics Department of Southampton University, England. Some elementary knowledge of physics, circuit theory, and vector methods is assumed. The book deals almost exc1uΒ sively with the theoretical aspects, but references are given to experiΒ mental work. The first two chapters discuss c1assical atomic theory and quantum mechanical applications to electron energy levels in atoms, in particular the hydrogen atom, and in one-dimensional crystalline solids leading to the distinctions between metals, insulators, and semiconductors. Chapter 3 deals with statistical mechanics in some detail, so that the reader can appreciate the historical background leading to the FermiΒ Dirac statistics for electrons in metals and semiconductors, and in chapter 4 these statistics are applied to determine the current carrier density in various types of semiconductor. Equations for drift and diffusion currents are obtained in chapter 5, and the results applied to uiliform and graded impurity semiconductors in chapter 6. Current flow across p-n junctions is analysed in chapter 7, and the p-n-p transistor theory is developed in chapter 8. The discussion is limited to p-n-p transistors, but similar results apply for the n-p-n transistor.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Classical Atomic Theory and Interatomic Binding....Pages 1-12
Quantum Mechanics and Band Theory....Pages 13-56
Statistical Mechanics....Pages 57-84
Semiconductors in Thermodynamic Equilibrium....Pages 85-105
Current Flow in Semiconductors....Pages 106-129
Semiconductors in Non-Equilibrium Conditions....Pages 130-185
Current Flow across Semiconductor Junctions....Pages 186-235
Minority Carrier Transistors....Pages 236-282
Space-Charge-Limited Currents in Semiconductors and Insulators. Majority Carrier Transistors....Pages 283-311
Back Matter....Pages 312-332
β¦ Subjects
Science, general
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