This text builds a firm foundation in PN junction theory from a conceptual and mathematical viewpoint. The second edition adds a large number of end-of-chapter problems, solved exercises, and a new chapter on metal-semiconductor contacts.
This text builds a firm foundation in PN junction theory from a conceptual and mathematical viewpoint. The second edition adds a large number of end-of-chapter problems, solved exercises, and a new chapter on metal-semiconductor contacts.
Technical errors fatally flaw this book
The whole series is excellent This book contains errors. The book attempts to simplify the physics of PN junction diodes, especially by using suggestive sketches in place of mathematical reasoning. As a result it sometimes attracts readers who are learning this material for the first time. Unfortunately the book contains errors which makes its use in this fashion unacceptable. It teaches students untruths which if repeated in an exam would be marked incorrect.For example in the derivation of the ideal diode equation,…