Semiconductors and Modern Electronics is a brief introduction to the physics behind semiconductor technologies.
Chuck Winrich, a physics professor at Babson College, explores the topic of semiconductors from a qualitative approach to understanding the theories and models used to explain semiconductor devices. Applications of semiconductors are explored and understood through the models developed in the book. The qualitative approach in this book is intended to bring the advanced ideas behind semiconductors to the broader audience of students who will not major in physics.
Much of the inspiration for this book comes from Dr. Winrich's experience teaching a general electronics course to students majoring in business. The goal of that class, and this book, is to bring forward the science behind semiconductors, and then to look at how that science affects the lives of people.
Author(s): Chuck Winrich
Series: IOP Concise Physics
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 60
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author biography
Chuck Winrich
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 Introduction
References
CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 Conductors, insulators, and electric circuits
2.1 Conductors versus insulators
2.2 Electric circuits: voltage and current
2.3 Electrical resistance, current, and Ohm’s law
2.4 Summary
References
CH003.pdf
Chapter 3 Early developments in semiconductors
3.1 Changes with temperature and light
3.2 Rectifiers
3.3 Developments towards a theory
References
CH004.pdf
Chapter 4 Band theory and impurities in semiconductors
4.1 The band theory of solids
4.2 Impurities
4.3 Donor impurities
4.4 Acceptor impurities
4.5 Summary
References
CH005.pdf
Chapter 5 Diodes and solar cells
5.1 Diodes
5.2 Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
5.3 Solar cells
5.4 Summary
References
CH006.pdf
Chapter 6 Transistors and logic circuits
6.1 Junction transistors
6.2 Field-effect transistors
6.3 Logic gates
6.4 Logic circuits
6.5 Summary
References
CH007.pdf
Chapter 7 Development of semiconductors to modern devices
References
