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This work offers a simple treatment of the relevant mathematics and a clear guide to applications for students in electrical and electronic engineering. The fundamental ideas relevant to the understanding of the electrical properties of materials are emphasized.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Solymar, L. (Laszlo)
Other Authors: Walsh, D. (Donald)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition:8th ed.
Subjects:
Solids > Electric properties.
Materials > Electric properties.
Energy-band theory of solids.
Free electron theory of metals.
Table of Contents:
  • Data on specific materials in text
  • Introduction
  • The electron as a particle
  • The electron as a wave
  • The electron
  • The hydrogen atom and the periodic table
  • Bonds
  • The free electron theory of metals
  • The band theory of solids
  • Semiconductors
  • Prinicples of semiconductor devices
  • Dielectric materials
  • Magnetic materials
  • Lasers
  • Optoelectronics
  • Superconductivity
  • Artificial materials of metamaterials
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I : organic semiconductors
  • Appendix II : Nobel laureates
  • Appendix III : physical constants
  • Appendix IV : variational calculus : derivation of Euler's equation
  • Appendix V : suggestions for further reading
  • Answers to exercises
  • Index.