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The story of semiconductors/ John Orton.

By: Orton, J.W. (John Wilfred).
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: xii, 510 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780199559107.Subject(s): Semiconductors -- HistoryDDC classification: 621.38152
Contents:
Perspectives -- The cat's whiskers -- Minority rule -- Silicon, silicon and yet more silicon -- The compound challenge -- Low dimensional structures -- Let there be light -- Communicating with light -- Semiconductors in the infrared -- Poltcrystalline and amorphous semiconductors.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The book provides an overview of the fascinating spectrum of semiconductor physics, devices and applications, presented from a historical perspective. It covers the development of the subject from its inception in the early nineteenth century to the recent millennium. Written in a lively, informal style, it emphasizes the interaction between pure scientific push and commercial pull, on the one hand, and between basic physics, materials, and devices, on the other. It also sets the various device developments in the context of systems requirements and explains how such developments met wide ranging consumer demands. It is written so as to appeal to students at all levels in physics, electrical engineering, and materials science, to teachers, lecturers, and professionals working in the field, as well as to a non-specialist scientific readership.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perspectives -- The cat's whiskers -- Minority rule -- Silicon, silicon and yet more silicon -- The compound challenge -- Low dimensional structures -- Let there be light -- Communicating with light -- Semiconductors in the infrared -- Poltcrystalline and amorphous semiconductors.

CIT Module ELTR 8013 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 Perspectives (p. 1)
  • 1.1 The 'Information Age' (p. 1)
  • 1.2 Early materials technology (p. 3)
  • 1.3 What makes a semiconductor? (p. 5)
  • 1.4 Semiconductor doping (p. 12)
  • 1.5 How many semiconductors are there? (p. 15)
  • Bibliography (p. 18)
  • Chapter 2 The Cat's whiskers (p. 19)
  • 2.1 Early days (p. 19)
  • 2.2 First applications (p. 21)
  • 2.3 Commercial semiconductor rectifiers (p. 23)
  • 2.4 Early semiconductor physics (p. 28)
  • 2.5 The cat's whisker reborn (p. 38)
  • 2.6 Postscript-how things happen (p. 42)
  • Bibliography (p. 46)
  • Chapter 3 Minority rule (p. 47)
  • 3.1 The transistor (p. 47)
  • 3.2 Ge and Si technology (p. 54)
  • 3.3 The physics of Ge and Si (p. 60)
  • 3.4 The junction transistor (p. 79)
  • Bibliography (p. 91)
  • Chapter 4 Silicon, silicon, and yet more silicon (p. 93)
  • 4.1 Precursor to the revolution (p. 93)
  • 4.2 The Metal Oxide Silicon transistor (p. 100)
  • 4.3 Semiconductor technology (p. 107)
  • 4.4 Wise men from the East (p. 120)
  • 4.5 Power and energy-sometimes size is important (p. 127)
  • 4.6 Silicon is good for physics, too (p. 139)
  • Bibliography (p. 147)
  • Chapter 5 The compound challenge (p. 149)
  • 5.1 Why bother? (p. 149)
  • 5.2 Gallium arsenide (p. 152)
  • 5.3 Crystal growth (p. 158)
  • 5.4 Material characterization (p. 171)
  • 5.5 Light emitting devices (p. 184)
  • 5.6 Microwave devices (p. 195)
  • 5.7 Indium-phosphide (p. 207)
  • Bibliography (p. 211)
  • Chapter 6 Low dimensional structures (p. 213)
  • 6.1 Small really is beautiful (p. 213)
  • 6.2 The two-dimensional electron gas (p. 219)
  • 6.3 Mesoscopic systems (p. 229)
  • 6.4 Optical properties of quantum wells (p. 237)
  • 6.5 Electronic devices (p. 246)
  • 6.6 Optical devices (p. 258)
  • Bibliography (p. 275)
  • Chapter 7 Let there be light (p. 277)
  • 7.1 Basic principles (p. 277)
  • 7.2 Red-emitting alloys (p. 286)
  • 7.3 Gallium phosphide (p. 294)
  • 7.4 Wide band gap semiconductors (p. 304)
  • 7.5 Short wavelength laser diodes (p. 315)
  • Bibliography (p. 328)
  • Chapter 8 Communicating with light (p. 331)
  • 8.1 Fibre optics (p. 331)
  • 8.2 Long wavelength sources (p. 343)
  • 8.3 Photodetectors (p. 359)
  • 8.4 Optical modulators (p. 373)
  • 8.5 Recent developments (p. 378)
  • Bibliography (p. 384)
  • Chapter 9 Semiconductors in the infrared (p. 385)
  • 9.1 The infrared spectral region (p. 385)
  • 9.2 Infrared components (p. 391)
  • 9.3 Two world wars-and after (p. 398)
  • 9.4 Growing sophistication-the 1960s and 1970s (p. 412)
  • 9.5 Quantum wells, superlattices, and other modern wonders (p. 425)
  • 9.6 Long wavelength lasers (p. 436)
  • Bibliography (p. 445)
  • Chapter 10 Polycrystalline and amorphous semiconductors (p. 447)
  • 10.1 Introduction (p. 447)
  • 10.2 Polycrystalline semiconductors (p. 448)
  • 10.3 Amorphous semiconductors (p. 460)
  • 10.4 Solar cells (p. 471)
  • 10.5 Liquid crystal displays (p. 486)
  • 10.6 Porous silicon (p. 498)
  • Bibliography (p. 501)
  • Index (p. 503)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John W. Orton is in the Department of Physics at the Univesrity of Nottingham.

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