Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering

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.

This revised edition of a well-received text provides a multidisciplinary introduction to quantum mechanics, solid state physics, advanced devices, and fabrication that draws on concepts from physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, materials science and mechanical engineering. Mathematical derivations are carried through in detail with emphasis on clarity, followed by a thorough treatment of the technology for solid state engineering. Topics include compound semiconductor bulk and epitaxial thin films growth techniques, current semiconductor device processing and nano-fabrication technologies. The authors provide study problems, and examples of semiconductor devices with descriptions of their theory of operation, including transistors, semiconductor lasers and photodetectors.

Electronic Structure of Atoms.- Introduction: the carbon atom.- Crystalline Properties of Solids.- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.- Electrons and Energy Band Structures in Crystals.- Phonons and thermal properties.- Equilibrium Charge Carrier Statistics in Semiconductors.- Non-Equilibrium Electrical Properties of Semiconductors.- Semiconductor p-n and Metal-Semiconductor Junctions.- Optical Properties of Semiconductors.- Solar Energy Harvesting.- Thermal and Photothermal energy harvesting.- Photo-thermovoltaics.- Electron-Electron Interactions: Screening.- Semiconductor Heterostructures and Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures.- Quantum Transport.- Compound Semiconductors and Crystal Growth Techniques.- Semiconductor Characterization Techniques.- Defects.- Appendices.

This revised book provides a multi-disciplinary introduction to solid state engineering, combining concepts from physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, materials science and mechanical engineering. It includes new topics and timely application areas.