{"product_id":"the-physics-of-low-dimensional-semiconductors-an-introduction-paperback-9780521484916","title":"The Physics of Low-dimensional Semiconductors; An Introduction (Paperback) 9780521484916","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Physics of Low-dimensional Semiconductors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning graduate introduction to low-dimensional systems and their applications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn H. Davies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521484916, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 December 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages, 175 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.79 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe composition of modern semiconductor heterostructures can be controlled precisely on the atomic scale to create low-dimensional systems. These systems have revolutionised semiconductor physics, and their impact on technology, particularly for semiconductor lasers and ultrafast transistors, is widespread and burgeoning. This book provides an introduction to the general principles that underlie low-dimensional semiconductors. As far as possible, simple physical explanations are used, with reference to examples from actual devices. The author shows how, beginning with fundamental results from quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, a formalism can be developed that describes the properties of low-dimensional semiconductor systems. Among numerous examples, two key systems are studied in detail: the two-dimensional electron gas, employed in field-effect transistors, and the quantum well, whose optical properties find application in lasers and other opto-electronic devices. The book includes many exercises and will be invaluable to undergraduate and first-year graduate physics or electrical engineering students taking courses in low-dimensional systems or heterostructure device physics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Foundations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Electrons and phonons in crystals\u003cbr\u003e 3. Heterostructures\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quantum wells and low-dimensional systems\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tunnelling transport\u003cbr\u003e 6. Electric and magnetic fields\u003cbr\u003e 7. Approximate methods\u003cbr\u003e 8. Scattering rates: the Golden Rule\u003cbr\u003e 9. The two-dimensional electron gas\u003cbr\u003e 10. Optical properties of quantum wells\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Table of physical constants\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Properties of important semiconductors\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Properties of GaAs-AlAs alloys at room temperature\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. Hermite's equation: harmonic oscillator\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5. Airy functions: triangular well\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 6. Kramers-Kronig relations and response functions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Semi-conductors \u0026amp; super-conductors [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Semi-conductors \u0026amp; super-conductors\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Semi-conductors%20\u0026amp;%20super-conductors%20%5BTJFD5%5D%22\"\u003eTJFD5\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001484824856,"sku":"9780521484916","price":64.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521484916i_679fceaf-d71e-4c15-af79-5b799d6cedf5.jpg?v=1691383033","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-physics-of-low-dimensional-semiconductors-an-introduction-paperback-9780521484916","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}