A graduate textbook presenting the underlying physics behind devices that drive today�s technologies. The book covers important details of structural properties, bandstructure, transport, optical and magnetic properties of semiconductor structures. Effects of low-dimensional physics and strain - two important driving forces in modern device technology - are also discussed. In addition to conventional semiconductor physics the book discusses self-assembled structures, mesoscopic structures and the developing field of spintronics. The book utilizes carefully chosen solved examples to convey important concepts and has over 250 figures and 200 homework exercises. Real-world applications are highlighted throughout the book, stressing the links between physical principles and actual devices. Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductor Structures provides engineering and physics students and practitioners with complete and coherent coverage of key modern semiconductor concepts. A solutions manual and set of viewgraphs for use in lectures are available for instructors, from [email protected].
� Detailed coverage of the latest semiconductor devices, linking theoretical concepts with real-world applications � Includes numerous worked examples and homework exercises � Solutions and viewgraphs are available for instructors, from [email protected]

Preface
Introduction
1 Structural Properties of Semiconductors
2 Semiconductor Bandstructure
3 Bandstructure Modifications
4 Transport: General Formalism
5 Defect and Carrier-Carrier Scattering
6 Lattice Vibrations: Phonon Scattering
7 Velocity-Field Relations in Semiconductors
8 Coherence, Disorder, and Mesoscopic Systems
9 Optical Properties of Semiconductors
10 Excitonic Effects and Modulation of Optical Properties
11 Semiconductors in Magnetic Fields
Strain in Semiconductors
Experimental Techniques
Quantum Mechanics: Useful Concepts
Important Properties of Semiconductors
Index