Part three - semiconductors chapter XI theory and general information on semiconductors

Blakemore, DeBarr and Gunn (1) review recent advances in the theory of the conduction mechanisms in semiconductors and semiconductor-metal systems. A brief account is given of the fundamental concepts of semiconductor theory, after which bulk properties such as conductivity, behavior of minority carriers, magnetic effects, noise and optical effects are discussed. Modern theories of rectification and transistor action at metal-semiconductor contacts and p-n junctions are considered.