Essentials of Semiconductor Device Physics (Paperback)

ESSENTIALS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PHYSICS

An introductory semiconductor device physics textbook that is accessible to readers without a background in statistical physics

I wish this book had been available when I needed to make a Semiconductor class myself a few years ago [...] A very nice aspect is that some concepts (e.g. density of states) are explained in a way that I have not seen elsewhere. These types of unconventional approaches are very valuable for a teacher. (Bjorn Maes, University of Mons, Belgium)

[...] the author offers an accessible description of statistical analysis and adopts it to explain the core properties of semiconductors. [...] [He] uses interesting metaphors and analogies to exemplify some of the most difficult notions, in an innovative and engaging way. (Andrea di Falco, University of St. Andrews, UK)

The subject of this book is the physics of semiconductor devices, which is an important topic in engineering and physics because it forms the background for electronic and optoelectronic devices, including solar cells. The author aims to provide students and teachers with a concise text that focuses on semiconductor devices and covers the necessary background in statistical physics.

This text introduces the key prerequisite knowledge in a simple, clear, and friendly manner. It distills the key concepts of semiconductor devices down to their essentials, enabling students to master this key subject in engineering, physics, and materials. The subject matter treated in this book is directly connected to the physics of p-n junctions and solar cells, which has become a topic of intense interest in the last decade. Sample topics covered within the text include:

• Chemical potential, Fermi level, Fermi-Dirac distribution, drift current and diffusion current.
• The physics of semiconductors, band theory and intuitive derivations of the concentration of charge carriers.
• The p-n junction, with qualitative analysis preceding the mathematical descriptions.
• A derivation of the current vs voltage relation in p-n junctions (Shockley equation).
• Important applications of p-n junctions, including solar cells
• The two main types of transistors: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) and Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFET)

For students and instructors, it may be used as a primary textbook for an introductory semiconductor device physics course and is suitable for a course of approximately 30-50 hours. Scientists studying and researching semiconductor devices in general, and solar cells in particular, will also benefit from the clear and intuitive explanations found in this book.

《半導體器件物理學基礎》

這是一本介紹半導體器件物理學的入門教材，適合沒有統計物理背景的讀者閱讀。

「我真希望在幾年前我自己上半導體課時能有這本書可用[...] 這本書的一個很好的方面是，一些概念（例如能態密度）以一種我在其他地方沒見過的方式解釋。這些非傳統的方法對於教師來說非常有價值。」（比約恩·馬斯，比利時蒙斯大學）

「[...] 作者提供了一個易於理解的統計分析描述，並將其應用於解釋半導體的核心特性。[他]使用有趣的比喻和類比來舉例說明一些最困難的概念，以一種創新和引人入勝的方式。」（安德烈亞·迪·法爾科，英國聖安德魯斯大學）

本書的主題是半導體器件物理學，這是工程和物理學中的重要主題，因為它為電子和光電器件（包括太陽能電池）提供了背景知識。作者旨在為學生和教師提供一本簡明的教材，重點關注半導體器件並涵蓋統計物理的必要背景知識。

本書以簡單、清晰和友好的方式介紹了關鍵的先備知識。它將半導體器件的關鍵概念提煉到其核心，使學生能夠掌握這一工程、物理和材料科學的重要主題。本書所涉及的主題直接與p-n接面和太陽能電池的物理相關，這在過去十年中成為一個引人入勝的研究領域。本書涵蓋的示例主題包括：

- 化學勢、費米能級、費米-狄拉克分佈、漂移電流和擴散電流。
- 半導體物理、能帶理論和對載流子濃度的直觀推導。
- p-n接面，數學描述之前的定性分析。
- p-n接面中電流與電壓關係的推導（肖克利方程）。
- p-n接面的重要應用，包括太陽能電池。
- 兩種主要類型的晶體管：雙極性接面晶體管（BJT）和金屬氧化物半導體場效應晶體管（MOSFET）。

對於學生和教師來說，本書可以作為半導體器件物理學入門課程的主要教材，適合約30-50小時的課程。研究半導體器件（尤其是太陽能電池）的科學家也可以從本書中清晰且直觀的解釋中受益。

Emiliano R. Martins obtained his PhD in 2014 from the University of St. Andrews (UK) in the field of photonics, which deals with the interaction between light and matter in semiconductor devices. His research field involves solar cells and other optoelectronic devices and he has been teaching a course on semiconductor device physics since 2016 at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He has written unpublished books for other undergraduate disciplines that he teaches, including signals and systems and digital signal processing.

Emiliano R. Martins於2014年從聖安德魯斯大學（英國）獲得博士學位，專攻光子學，該領域涉及半導體器件中光與物質的相互作用。他的研究領域包括太陽能電池和其他光電子器件，自2016年起在巴西聖保羅大學教授半導體器件物理課程。他還為其他本科學科撰寫了未發表的教材，包括信號與系統和數字信號處理。