DocumentCode
1486590
Title
First principles of semiconductors
Author
Escoffery, C. A.
Author_Institution
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.
Volume
76
Issue
2
fYear
1957
Firstpage
142
Lastpage
147
Abstract
The reader is introduced to some of the main points of semiconductor phenomena. Concepts of wave properties of electrons, discrete energy levels, free electrons in metals, and band theory of solids, show how semiconductors differ from metals and insulators. This is followed by a discussion of doping to create impurity conduction (n and p type), and of the relationship of conductivity to carrier concentration, life-time, and mobility.
Keywords
Charge carrier processes; Conductivity; Crystals; Energy states; Germanium; Radiative recombination;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1957.6442979
Filename
6442979
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