An informal and highly accessible writing style, a simple treatment of mathematics, and clear guide to applications, have made this book a classic text in electrical and electronic engineering. Students will find it both readable andcomprehensive. The fundamental ideas relevant to the understanding of the electrical properties of materials are emphasized; in addition, topics are selected in order to explain the operation of devices having applications (or possible future applications) in engineering. The mathematics, kept deliberately toa minimum, is well within the grasp of a second-year student. This is achieved by choosing the simplest model that can display the essential properties of a phenomenom, and then examining the difference between the ideal and the actual behaviour. The whole text is designed as an undergraduate course. However most individual sections are self contained and can be used as background reading in graduate courses, and for interested persons who want to explore advances in microelectronics, lasers, nanotechnology and several other topics that impinge on modern life. INDICE: 1: The electron as a particle 2: The electron as a wave 3: The electron 4: The hydrogen atom and the periodic table 5: Bonds 6: The free electron theory of metals 7: The band theory of solids 8: Semiconductors 9: Principles of semiconductor devices 10: Dielectric materials 11: Magnetic materials 12:Lasers 13: Optoelectronics 14: Superconductivity 15: Metamaterials
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956591-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés