Solid State Electronic Devices

by Bhattacharya, D. K.

• ISBN13: 9780195686654
• ISBN10: 0195686659
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Solid State Electronic Devices is aimed at undergraduate students of engineering for an introductory course on devices. This student-friendly text provides a comprehensive coverage of topics from basic devices to current areas such as MEMS and NEMS.

Table of Contents

Electron Dynamics

Introduction

Conduction of electricity through gases

Electrons in gases

Motion of charged particle in electric field

Motion of charged particle in magnetic field

Motion of charged particle in combined electric and magnetic field

Cathode ray tube

Growth & Crystal properties of Semiconductors

Semiconductor materials

Types of solids

Crystal lattices

Atomic bonding

Imperfections and Impurities in Solids

Bulk crystal growth

Epitaxial growth

Energy bands & charge carriers in Semiconductors

Bonding forces & formation of Energy bands

Energy band structure of Ge, Si & GaAs

Charge carriers in Semiconductors

Carrier concentrations in semiconductors

Carrier drift

Carrier diffusion

Graded impurity distribution

Excess carriers in Semiconductors

Semiconductor in equilibrium

Excess carrier generation & recombination

Carrier lifetime

Diffusion of carriers

Continuity equation

Surface effects

p-n Junction

Fabrication of p-n junctions

Forward & Reverse biased junctions

Non-uniformly doped junctions

Junction breakdown

The Varactor diode

The Tunnel diode

Junction diode switching times

Zener diode

p-n Junction current

Current flow at a junction

Small-signal model

Generation -Recombination currents

Metal-Semiconductor junctions

The Schottky barrier

Rectifying contacts

Metal-semiconductor ohmic contacts

Bipolar Junction Transistor

Fundamentals of Bipolar Transistor

Minority carrier distribution

Equivalent circuit models

CB configuration

CE configuration

CC configuration

Frequency limitations

Switching characteristics

Low frequency h-parameter equivalent circuit

High frequency effects

Frequency limitations

High frequency transistors

Field effect Transistor

Junction field effect transistor

Metal-Semiconductor FET

Basic MOS structure

Capacitance -Voltage characteristics

MOS Field -Effect Transistor

Frequency dependence

CMOS Technology

Optoelectronic Devices

Optical absorption

Photovoltaic cells

Photodetectors

Light emitting diodes

Laser diodes

Power Devices

Bipolar power Transistors

Power MOSFETS

Heat sink

Semiconductor controlled rectifier

Unijunction Transistor

Integrated Circuits

Passive components

Bipolar Technology

MOSFET Technology

MESFET Technology

Fundamental limits

Microwave Devices

Tunnel Diode

IMPATT Diode

BARRIT Diode

Transferred -Electron Device

GaAs Material & Devices

Physical and Electrical characteristics of GaAs

Schottky diodes and Varactors

Field -Effect Transistor

Heterojunction Devices

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