Overview

This book encapsulates the fundamental quantum processes of importance in the physics and technology of semiconductors in a relatively informal style that has been found to be attractive for graduate courses. This fourth edition is expanded by the addition of new chapters on quantum transport, semi-classical transport and space-charge waves, extending the discussion to statistical, many-particle behaviour in transport phenomena. The author has also taken the opportunity to update other sections. As with previous editions the text restricts its attention to bulk semiconductors. The account traces the path from quantum processes describable by density matrices, through the semi-classical Boltzmann equation and its solutions, to the drift-diffusion description of space-charge waves, the latter appearing in the contexts of negative differential resistance, acoustoelectric and recombination instabilities. Besides being a useful reference for workers in the field, this book will be a valuable text for graduate courses.

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Author:   Brian K. Ridley (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Essex)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780198505808

ISBN 10:   0198505809
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   02 December 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780199677214
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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