Handbook of Semiconductors by Gupta, Ram K.;

Short description:

This book provides knowledge of established and emerging semiconducting materials, their processing, and the fabrication of chips and microprocessors. In addition to covering fundamentals, it details the workings of semiconducting devices and their role in electronics and explores emerging semiconductors importance in future devices.

Long description:

This book provides readers with state-of-the-art knowledge of established and emerging semiconducting materials, their processing, and the fabrication of chips and microprocessors. In addition to covering the fundamentals of these materials, it details the basics and workings of many semiconducting devices and their role in modern electronics and explores emerging semiconductors and their importance in future devices.

• Provides readers with latest advances in semiconductors.

• Covers diodes, transistors, and other devices using semiconducting materials.

• Covers advances and challenges in semiconductors and their technological applications.

• Discusses fundamentals and characteristics of emerging semiconductors for chip manufacturing.

This book provides directions to scientists, engineers, and researchers in materials engineering and related disciplines to help them better understand the physics, characteristics, and applications of modern semiconductors.

Table of Contents:

1. Semiconductors: An Introduction, 2. Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors, 3. Types and Properties of Semiconductors, 4. Wide Band Gap Semiconductors: Preparation, Tunable Properties, and Applications, 5. Doping Methods and Their Effects, 6. Emerging Materials in Semiconductor Devices, 7. Organic Semiconductor Devices: Materials and Technology, 8. Organic Semiconductors for Electrochemical Energy Applications, 9. Nanotechnology in Semiconductors: Role of Nano-Dimensions and Thin Film Structure, 10. The Development and Processing of Advanced Low-Dimensional Semiconductors, 11. Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts of Microprocessors, 12. Fundamentals and Recent Advancements in Photodetectors Using Semiconductors, 13. Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry, 14. Semiconductors for Transparent Conductors, 15. Semiconductor-based Photodiodes, 16. Semiconductors for Solar Cells, 17. Semiconductor Lasers, 18. Light-Emitting Diode, 19. Transistors: Advanced Logic Devices (RAM, Memristors, Gate), 20. Non-Volatile Memory Devices, 21. Sensors Based on Semiconductors, 22. Semiconductor-based Ferroelectrics, 23. Role of Semiconductors in Energy Devices, 24. Role of Semiconductors in Future Flexible Batteries, 25. Semiconductor-based Materials for Water-Splitting Applications, 26. Copper Oxide-based Semiconductors for Photo-Assisted Water Splitting, 27. Role of Semiconductor Materials in Wastewater Treatment, 28. Future of the Semiconductor Industry