CONTENTS I N B R I E F
Chapter 1 The Crystal Structure of Solids I
Chapter 2 lntroduction to Quantum Mechanics 24
Chapter 3 Introduction to the Quantum Theory of Solids 56
Chapter 4 The Semiconductor in Equilibrium 103
Chapter 5 Carrier Transport Phenomena 154
Chapter 6 Nonequilibrium Excess Carriers in Semiconductors 189
Chapter 7 The pn Junction 238
Chapter 8 The pn Junction Diode 268
Chapter 9 Metal-Semiconductor and Semiconductor Heterojunctions 326
Chapter 10 The Bipolar Transistor 367
Chapter 11 Fundamentals of the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor 449
Chapter 12 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor: Additional Concepts 523
Chapter 13 The Junction Field-Effect Transistor 570
Chapter 14 Optical Devices 617
Chapter 15 Semiconductor Power Devices 668
Appendix A Selected List of Symbols 703
Appendix B System of Units, Conversion Factors, and General Constants 711
Appendix C The Periodic Table 7 15
Appendix D The Error Function 7 17
Appendix E "Derivation" of Schrodinger's Wave Equation 719
Appendix F Unit of Energy-The Electron-Volt 721
Appendix G Answers to Selected Problems 723
Preface XI