Introduction to Space Charge Effects in Semiconductors

This book is the most comprehensive one to describe the basics of space-charge effects in semiconductors, starting from basic principles to advanced application in semiconducting devices. It uses detailed analyses of the transport, Poisson, and continuity

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SPRINGER SERIES IN SOLIDSTATE OPTICAL SCIENCES SCIENCES 123 160

Introduction to Space Charge Effects in Semiconductors Second Edition

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Introduction to Space Charge Effects in Semiconductors With 168 Figures

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Professor Dr. Karl W. Bo¨ er University of Delaware Dept. Physics & Astronomy Newark DE 19711 USA E-mail: [email protected]

Series Editors: Professor Dr., Dres. h. c. Manuel Cardona Professor Dr., Dres. h. c. Peter Fulde∗ Professor Dr., Dres. h. c. Klaus von Klitzing Professor Dr., Dres. h. c. Hans-Joachim Queisser Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Festk¨orperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany ∗ Max-Planck-Institut f¨ ur Physik komplexer Systeme, N¨othnitzer Strasse 38 01187 Dresden, Germany

Professor Dr. Roberto Merlin Department of Physics, University of Michigan 450 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1040, USA

Professor Dr. Horst St¨ormer Dept. Phys. and Dept. Appl. Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 and Bell Labs., Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA

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Preface

This short Introduction into Space Charge Effects in Semiconductors is designed for teaching the basics to undergraduates and show how space charges ar