Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

Topics in this chapter

1. 1Conductors, insulators and semiconductorsComing soon
2. 2Energy bands (basic)Coming soon
3. 3Intrinsic semiconductorComing soon
4. 4DopingComing soon
5. 5n-type and p-type semiconductorsComing soon
6. 6Majority and minority charge carriersComing soon
7. 7p–n junctionComing soon
8. 8Depletion regionComing soon
9. 9Forward bias and reverse biasComing soon
10. 10Diode as a rectifierComing soon
11. 11LED: how it emits lightComing soon
12. 12PhotodiodeComing soon
13. 13Solar cellComing soon
14. 14Zener diode (supplementary)Coming soon
15. 15Transistor as a switch (supplementary)Coming soon
16. 16Logic gates: AND, OR and NOT (supplementary)Coming soon
17. 17Why silicon is widely used in electronicsComing soon