Survey of Semiconductor Physics, Electrons and Other Particles in Semiconductors

KARL W. BÖER is Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar Energy Emeritus in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Delaware.

The semiconductor. Bonding and structure: Crystal bonding; the structure and growth of semiconductors; surface analysis; crystal surfaces and surface structure; crystal growth, mechanisms; crystal shaping. Phonons: Elastic properties; lattice vibration spectra; phononic effects at surfaces; phonon-induced thermal properties. Energy bands: Elements of band structure; quantum mechanics of electrons in crystals; bands and band gaps in solids; electronic surface and interface states. Photons: Basics of optical spectroscopy; photon penetration through surfaces; photon-phonon interaction; photon-free-electron interaction; band-to-band transitions; the dielectric function; excitons and associates; nonlinear optical effects; photon scattering. Defects: Creation, motion and annealing of point defects; optical defects and interfaces; semiconductor interfaces and contacts; creation, absorption at lattice defects; shallow level centers; deep level centers; optical properties of defect associates; optical absorption of disordered lattices; photonic crystals, photonic band gaps, localization of photons; defects in amorphous semiconductors; defects in superlattices; equilibrium statistics of semiconductors. Generation-recombination: Carrier generation; carrier recombination; luminescence; photochemical reactions. Kinetics: Kinetics of electron distribution in defects; phonon, exciton, polariton kinetics; orbital and spin relaxation.