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Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering

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Authors:
  1. Manijeh Razeghi

    1. Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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  • Enriches the text’s multidisciplinary introduction to quantum mechanics, solid state physics, and advanced devices with coverage of two-dimensional semiconductors, thermal properties of crystals, and new chapters on systems for sustainable energy
  • Maximizes students’ real-world knowledge with the most up to date developments in semiconductor physics and nano-engineering
  • Reinforces grasp of concepts presented with end of chapter problems
  • Elucidates computational aspects of solid state engineering with lucid, yet rigorous, mathematical derivations
  • Illustrates application to critical areas such as biophotonics and bioelectronics
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Electronic Structure of Atoms

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    Pages 1-28

  3. The Carbon Atom

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    Pages 29-49

  4. Crystalline Properties of Solids

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    Pages 51-84

  5. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

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    Pages 85-147

  6. Electrons and Energy Band Structures in Crystals

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    Pages 149-201

  7. Phonons and Thermal Properties

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    Pages 203-250

  8. Equilibrium Charge Carrier Statistics in Semiconductors

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    Pages 251-274

  9. Non-equilibrium Electrical Properties of Semiconductors

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    Pages 275-318

  10. Semiconductor p-n and Metal-Semiconductor Junctions

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    Pages 319-363

  11. Optical Properties of Semiconductors

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    Pages 365-407

  12. Solar Energy Harvesting

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    Pages 409-419

  13. Thermal and Photothermal Energy Harvesting

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    Pages 421-445

  14. Photo-thermovoltaics

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    Pages 447-460

  15. Electron-Electron Interactions: Screening

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    Pages 461-472

  16. Semiconductor Heterostructures and Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures

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    Pages 473-512

  17. Quantum Transport

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    Pages 513-553

  18. Compound Semiconductors and Crystal Growth Techniques

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    Pages 555-596

  19. Semiconductor Characterization Techniques

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    Pages 597-621

  20. Defects

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    Pages 623-640
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The fourth edition of this class-tested, multi-disciplinary introduction to solid state engineering adds dozens of revised and updated sections and problems, as well as three new chapters on solar energy harvesting, thermal and photothermal energy harvesting, and photo-thermovoltaics. Combining concepts from physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, materials science, and mechanical engineering, Professor Razeghi describes electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, the Kane effective mass method, the carbon atom, thermal properties of crystals, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, the quantum mechanical description of angular momentum, and the origin of spin in a chapter devoted to quantum mechanics. This textbook features an improved transport theory description that goes beyond Drude theory, discussing the Boltzmann approach. Introducing students to the rigorous quantum mechanical way of thinking about and formulating transport processes, this fourth edition presents the basic physics concepts and thorough treatment of semiconductor characterization technology, designed for solid state engineers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Manijeh Razeghi

About the author

Dr. Manijeh Razeghi is Walter P. Murphy Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director, Center for Quantum Devices at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She earned the Docteur d'État ès Sciences Physiques, Université de Paris, Paris, France; a Docteur 3ème Cycle Solid State Physics, Université de Paris, Paris, France; and a DEA Science des Matériaux, Université de Paris, Paris, France. Her research interests include quantum devices, compound semiconductor science and nanotechnology, the physics of new semiconductor crystals for novel applications and realizing advanced semiconductor devices such as lasers, photodetectors, transistors, waveguides and switches.

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