DocumentCode
1490628
Title
The physics of electronic semiconductors
Author
Pearson, G. L.
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, N. J.
Volume
66
Issue
7
fYear
1947
fDate
7/1/1947 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
638
Lastpage
641
Abstract
The band theory of solids is capable of explaining such fundamental properties of electronic semiconductors as the dependency of specific resistance on impurity content, the negative temperature coefficient of resistance, the sign of the Hall and thermoelectric effects, and the direction of rectification. Measurements of the specific resistance and the Hall constant enable the calculation of density, mobility, and mean free path of the electric carriers as a function of temperature and impurity.
Keywords
Charge carrier processes; Conductivity; Conductors; Impurities; Materials; Metals; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1947.6443608
Filename
6443608
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