An Essential Guide to Electronic Material Surfaces and Interfaces

Leonard J. Brillson

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781119027119
• eBook ISBN: 9781119027126
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Condensed Matter

An Essential Guide to Electronic Material Surfaces and Interfaces is a streamlined yet comprehensive introduction that covers the basic physical properties of electronic materials, the experimental techniques used to measure them, and the theoretical methods used to understand, predict, and design them.

Starting with the fundamental electronic properties of semiconductors and electrical measurements of semiconductor interfaces, this text introduces students to the importance of characterizing and controlling macroscopic electrical properties by atomic-scale techniques. The chapters that follow present the full range of surface and interface techniques now being used to characterize electronic, optical, chemical, and structural properties of electronic materials, including semiconductors, insulators, nanostructures, and organics. The essential physics and chemistry underlying each technique is described in sufficient depth for students to master the fundamental principles, with numerous examples to illustrate the strengths and limitations for specific applications. As well as references to the most authoritative sources for broader discussions, the text includes internet links to additional examples, mathematical derivations, tables, and literature references for the advanced student, as well as professionals in these fields. This textbook fills a gap in the existing literature for an entry-level course that provides the physical properties, experimental techniques, and theoretical methods essential for students and professionals to understand and participate in solid-state electronics, physics, and materials science research.

An Essential Guide to Electronic Material Surfaces and Interfaces is an introductory-to-intermediate level textbook suitable for students of physics, electrical engineering, materials science, and other disciplines. It is essential reading for any student or professional engaged in surface and interface research, semiconductor processing, or electronic device design. 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• About the Companion Websites
• Chapter 1: Why Surfaces and Interfaces of Electronic Materials
• Chapter 2: Semiconductor Electronic and Optical Properties
• Chapter 3: Electrical Measurements of Surfaces and Interfaces
• Chapter 4: Localized States at Surfaces and Interfaces
• Chapter 5: Ultrahigh Vacuum Technology
• Chapter 6: Surface and Interface Analysis
• Chapter 7: Surface and Interface Spectroscopies
• Chapter 8: Dynamical Depth-Dependent Analysis and Imaging
• Chapter 9: Electron Beam Diffraction and Microscopy of Atomic-Scale Geometrical Structure
• Chapter 10: Scanning Probe Techniques
• Chapter 11: Optical Spectroscopies
• Chapter 12: Electronic Material Surfaces
• Chapter 13: Surface Electronic Applications
• Chapter 14: Semiconductor Heterojunctions
• Chapter 15: Metal–Semiconductor Interfaces
• Chapter 16: Next Generation Surfaces and Interfaces
• Appendix A: Glossary of Commonly Used Symbols
• Appendix B: Table of Acronyms
• Appendix C: Table of Physical Constants and Conversion Factors
• Appendix D: Semiconductor Properties
• Index
• End User License Agreement