Fundamentals of Carrier Transport

An accessible introduction to the behaviour of charged carriers in semiconductors and semiconductor devices.

Mark Lundstrom (Author)

9780521637244, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 2 July 2009

440 pages, 165 b/w illus. 6 tables 126 exercises
24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.7 kg

' … not only fascinating but … endlessly readable … will stand for a long while as an accessible introduction.' Current Engineering Practice

Fundamentals of Carrier Transport is an accessible introduction to the behaviour of charged carriers in semiconductors and semiconductor devices. It is written specifically for engineers and students without an extensive background in quantum mechanics and solid-state physics. This second edition contains many new and updated sections, including a completely new chapter on transport in ultrasmall devices. The author begins by covering a range of essential physical principles. He then goes on to cover both low- and high-field transport, scattering, transport in devices, and transport in mesoscopic systems. The use of Monte Carlo simulation methods is explained in detail. Many homework exercises are provided and there are a variety of worked examples. The book will be of great interest to graduate students of electrical engineering and applied physics. It will also be invaluable to practising engineers working on semiconductor device research and development.

1. The quantum foundation
2. Carrier scattering
3. The Boltzmann transport equation
4. Low-field transport
5. Balance equations
6. Monte Carlo simulation
7. High-field transport in bulk semiconductors
8. Carrier transport in devices
9. Transport in mesoscopic structures
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Electronic devices & materials [TJFD]