Overview

This work presents an introduction to the optical properties of semiconductors. It presents tutorial articles in the categories of materials and fundamental principles, optical properties in the reststrahlen region, in the interband transition region and at or below the fundamental absorption edge. It should be useful for device engineers, solid-state physicists, material scientists and students specializing in the fields of semiconductor physics and device engineering.

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Author:   Sadao Adachi
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:  

9780792385639

ISBN 10:   0792385632
Pages:   261
Publication Date:   31 July 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Content.- 1 Materials, Properties, and Basic Formulas.- 1.1 Materials and Their Structures.- 1.2 Brillouin Zones and Electronic Energy-Band Structure.- 1.3 Optical Constants and Some Dispersion Relations.- References.- 2 The Reststrahlen Region.- 2.1 Static and High-Frequency Dielectric Constants.- 2.2 Reststrahlen Spectra.- References.- 3 The Interband Transition Region: Crystalline Materials.- 3.1 Optical Dispersion Model.- 3.2 Temperature, Pressure, and Doping Effects.- 3.3 Fresnel Reflection Coefficient, Ellipsometry Definition, and Surface Oxide Effect.- 3.4 Effect of Surface Roughness: Effective-Medium Approximation.- References.- 4 The Interband Transition Region: Amorphous and Microcrystalline Materials.- 4.1 Amorphous Materials.- 4.2 Microcrystalline Materials.- References.- 5 At or Below the Fundamental Absorption Edge.- 5.1 Optical Absorption.- 5.2 Refractive Index.- 5.3 Free-Carrier Absorption and Related Phenomena.- References.- 6 Concluding Remarks.- References.

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