Mastering Semiconductors: From Basics to Devices

The fundamentals of semiconductors encompass a broad array of principles, phenomena, and applications that are critical to modern electronics. This book delves deeply into the intrinsic properties of semiconductors, beginning with their crystal structure and the formation of energy bands. Understanding the energy bands is essential as they define the behavior of charge carriers-electrons and holes-that facilitate electrical conduction. The book also covers intrinsic semiconductors, which are pure forms of the material, and extrinsic semiconductors, where impurities or doping elements are introduced to modify electrical properties. The book also explores various semiconductor devices, each leveraging the fundamental properties of the materials to perform specific functions. Diodes, for instance, exploit the p-n junction. Understanding the quantum behavior of electrons in semiconductors is crucial for the development of modern devices such as quantum dots, which have applications in quantum computing and advanced imaging techniques.

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Dr. Puja Acharya is an Assistant Professor at K. R. Mangalam University. She has done B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D (Antenna Designing) in Electronics and Communication Engineering with more than 15 years of teaching experience. She has recently obtained Drone Remote Pilot Certification. Her areas of interests in Embedded Robotics, Drone and Automation.