Condensed Matter Physics

  1. Semiconductors
    1. Intrinsic Semiconductors
      1. Pure Semiconductors
        1. Band Structure
          1. Valence Band
            1. Conduction Band
              1. Band Gap Energy
              2. Carrier Generation
                1. Thermal Excitation
                  1. Optical Excitation
                2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
                  1. Doping Mechanisms
                    1. n-type Semiconductors
                      1. Donor Impurities
                        1. Electron Concentration
                        2. p-type Semiconductors
                          1. Acceptor Impurities
                            1. Hole Concentration
                          2. Carrier Statistics
                            1. Electrons and Holes
                              1. Generation and Recombination
                                1. Equilibrium Concentrations
                                2. Law of Mass Action
                                  1. Intrinsic Carrier Concentration
                                    1. Temperature Dependence
                                    2. Fermi Level Position
                                      1. Intrinsic Fermi Level
                                        1. Doped Semiconductors
                                      2. Transport Properties
                                        1. Drift Current
                                          1. Electric Field Dependence
                                            1. Mobility
                                              1. Scattering Mechanisms
                                                1. Temperature Dependence
                                              2. Diffusion Current
                                                1. Concentration Gradients
                                                  1. Diffusion Coefficient
                                                  2. Einstein Relation
                                                    1. Mobility-Diffusion Connection
                                                    2. Continuity Equation
                                                      1. Current Conservation
                                                    3. p-n Junctions
                                                      1. Formation and Equilibrium
                                                        1. Depletion Region
                                                          1. Built-in Potential
                                                            1. Band Bending
                                                            2. Forward and Reverse Bias
                                                              1. Current-Voltage Characteristics
                                                                1. Diode Equation
                                                                2. Capacitance
                                                                  1. Depletion Capacitance
                                                                    1. Diffusion Capacitance
                                                                  2. Semiconductor Devices
                                                                    1. Diodes
                                                                      1. Rectification
                                                                        1. Breakdown Mechanisms
                                                                        2. Bipolar Junction Transistors
                                                                          1. npn and pnp Structures
                                                                            1. Current Amplification
                                                                            2. Field-Effect Transistors
                                                                              1. MOSFET Operation
                                                                                1. Threshold Voltage
                                                                                2. Optoelectronic Devices
                                                                                  1. Light-Emitting Diodes
                                                                                    1. Radiative Recombination
                                                                                      1. Efficiency Factors
                                                                                      2. Photodiodes
                                                                                        1. Photocurrent Generation
                                                                                        2. Solar Cells
                                                                                          1. Photovoltaic Effect
                                                                                            1. Efficiency Limits

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