{"product_id":"electronic-properties-of-semiconductor-interfaces-9783540202158","title":"Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Interfaces","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Winfried Mönch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost all semiconductor devices contain metal-semiconductor, insulator-semiconductor, insulator-metal and\/or semiconductor-semiconductor interfaces; and their electronic properties determine the device characteristics. This is the first monograph that treats the electronic properties of all different types of semiconductor interfaces. Using the continuum of interface-induced gap states (IFIGS) as the unifying concept, Mönch explains the band-structure lineup at all types of semiconductor interfaces. These intrinsic IFIGS are the wave-function tails of electron states, which overlap a semiconductor band-gap exactly at the interface, so they originate from the quantum-mechanical tunnel effect. He shows that a more chemical view relates the IFIGS to the partial ionic character of the covalent interface-bonds and that the charge transfer across the interface may be modeled by generalizing Pauling's electronegativity concept. The IFIGS-and-electronegativity theory is used to quantitatively explain the barrier heights and band offsets of well-characterized Schottky contacts and semiconductor heterostructures, respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45274213056663,"sku":"9783540202158","price":15987.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783540202158.webp?v=1769279239","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/electronic-properties-of-semiconductor-interfaces-9783540202158","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}