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Where can I read about excitons?
I'm having a tough time finding a good reference for excitons. I know next to nothing about them, and I'd like to find a good book/paper/notes that would introduce it in a slow, pedagogical way. ...
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Where can I read about Valleytronics?
Where can I read about Valleytronics? Are there any good books or review papers on this topic? And which are the most influential papers?
The question was also posted at the Matter Modeling site.
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Optical Properties of Heavily Doped Silicon in the Visible and Near Infrared
I am looking for a model of the changes in the complex refractive index of doped Silicon based on the doping level and type in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths (400-1000 nm). I have seen ...
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Physics of 2d semiconductors
I am trying to find more resource (textbooks, lecture notes) about the physics of 2D semiconductors.
I have experiences with normal semiconductors and the physics behind the electronic band structure ...
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What's a good alternative to Neaman's book on semiconductors?
So I'm an EE major taking a course for engineers on introductory semiconductor physics. It's an online course with no live lectures so I'm essentially trying to teach myself, which isn't going very ...
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Rigorous book (or other materials) on Circuits, Electronics etc
What I usually find in a typical book on these topics is the following structure:
"Here is the theorem/fact/formula, here is an example - now go ahead and apply this to some trivial problems that ...
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How to control the refractive index of semiconductors?
I keep seeing/hearing that the refractive index can be controlled in semiconductors, but every time I read something like that it's always something very specific, like "Refractive index ...
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Electronic band structures
I am looking for step-by-step, clear, detailed and rigorous explanations of methodologies to calculate electronic bands of semiconductor, GaAs as an example, by solving the Schrödinger equation with ...
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What is effective mass of electrons and holes at room temperature of Al${}_{0.52}$In${}_{0.48}$As?
I'm searching for those values, but usually they are given at very low temperatures, usually 77K or 4K. I'm looking mostly for bulk values.
I was thinking of applying Vegard's law to AlAs and InAs... ...
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Need for laser handbook with overview of different types of semiconductor lasers [closed]
I have already some books about lasers, but none of them has an overview of many different laser types. At the same time while reading different papers, I have learned about existence of five various ...
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Where can I learn about a history of holes?
Holes are quasiparticles that were historically brought to explain semiconductor physics with extra benefit of simplifying the counting of electrons.Who gave the first idea and how did it develop ...
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Books recommendation to understand Quantum Confined Stark Effect
I am starting a PhD on a photonic component involved with QCSE. The problem is that I have a Master degree in electronical engineering, not in fundamental physics, and I need to understand the QCSE in ...
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Resource recommendation for spintronics
What are some good beginner level books to understand spintronics. I am looking for some sources in which basic mathematics of spintronics is properly explained.
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Books on semiconductor quantum dots
Can someone recommend some good books on semiconductor quantum dots (InGaAs, GaAs etc..) for beginners? I mostly want to learn about the optical states (the photoluminescence) and the optical ...
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Wigner-Ekhart theorem for Fermi Golden Rule in semiconductors
I have seen many authors mentioning that there is a way to work in total angular momentum basis and calculate the matrix elements using the Wigner-Ekhart theorem. Here the author even says that ...