Solid State Physics

  1. Semiconductor Physics
    1. Intrinsic Semiconductors
      1. Band Structure
        1. Valence Band
          1. Conduction Band
            1. Band Gap Energy
            2. Charge Carriers
              1. Electrons in Conduction Band
                1. Holes in Valence Band
                  1. Effective Mass Concept
                  2. Carrier Concentrations
                    1. Intrinsic Carrier Density
                      1. Mass Action Law
                        1. Temperature Dependence
                        2. Fermi Level
                          1. Intrinsic Fermi Level
                            1. Position in Band Gap
                          2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
                            1. n-type Doping
                              1. Donor Atoms
                                1. Donor Energy Levels
                                  1. Electron Concentration
                                  2. p-type Doping
                                    1. Acceptor Atoms
                                      1. Acceptor Energy Levels
                                        1. Hole Concentration
                                        2. Compensation
                                          1. Simultaneous Doping
                                            1. Net Carrier Concentration
                                            2. Temperature Dependence
                                              1. Freeze-out Region
                                                1. Extrinsic Region
                                                  1. Intrinsic Region
                                                2. Carrier Transport
                                                  1. Drift Transport
                                                    1. Mobility
                                                      1. Scattering Mechanisms
                                                        1. Temperature Dependence
                                                        2. Diffusion Transport
                                                          1. Diffusion Coefficient
                                                            1. Concentration Gradients
                                                            2. Einstein Relation
                                                              1. Derivation
                                                              2. Continuity Equation
                                                                1. Recombination and Generation
                                                                  1. Direct Recombination
                                                                    1. Indirect Recombination
                                                                      1. Shockley-Read-Hall Statistics
                                                                    2. p-n Junction
                                                                      1. Formation
                                                                        1. Diffusion of Carriers
                                                                          1. Built-in Electric Field
                                                                            1. Depletion Region
                                                                            2. Equilibrium Properties
                                                                              1. Contact Potential
                                                                                1. Depletion Width
                                                                                  1. Capacitance
                                                                                  2. Forward and Reverse Bias
                                                                                    1. Current-Voltage Characteristics
                                                                                      1. Diode Equation
                                                                                        1. Breakdown Mechanisms
                                                                                      2. Semiconductor Devices
                                                                                        1. Diodes
                                                                                          1. p-n Junction Diode
                                                                                            1. Schottky Diode
                                                                                              1. Zener Diode
                                                                                                1. Light-Emitting Diode
                                                                                                  1. Photodiode
                                                                                                  2. Bipolar Junction Transistor
                                                                                                    1. npn and pnp Structures
                                                                                                      1. Current Amplification
                                                                                                        1. Operating Modes
                                                                                                        2. Field-Effect Transistors
                                                                                                          1. Junction FET
                                                                                                            1. MOSFET Structure
                                                                                                              1. Threshold Voltage
                                                                                                                1. Channel Formation
                                                                                                                2. Solar Cells
                                                                                                                  1. Photovoltaic Effect
                                                                                                                    1. Efficiency Considerations
                                                                                                                      1. Materials and Design

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