Solymar L., Walsh D. Electrical Properties of Materials

8th Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2009. — 480 p. — ISBN: 0199565929; 0199565910An informal and highly accessible writing style, a simple treatment of mathematics, and clear guide to applications, have made this book a classic text in electrical and electronic engineering. Students will find it both readable and comprehensive. The fundamental ideas relevant to the understanding of the electrical properties of materials are emphasized; in addition, topics are selected in order to explain the operation of devices having applications (or possible future applications) in engineering. The mathematics, kept deliberately to a minimum, is well within the grasp of a second-year student. This is achieved by choosing the simplest model that can display the essential properties of a phenomenom, and then examining the difference between the ideal and the actual behaviour. The whole text is designed as an undergraduate course. However most individual sections are self contained and can be used as background reading in graduate courses, and for interested persons who want to explore advances in microelectronics, lasers, nanotechnology and several other topics that impinge on modern life.The electron as a particle
The electron as a wave
The electron
The hydrogen atom and the periodic table
Bonds
The free electron theory of metals
The band theory of solids
Semiconductors
Principles of semiconductor devices
Dielectric materials
Magnetic materials
Lasers
Optoelectronics
Superconductivity
Artificial materials or metamaterials
Appendixes
Organic semiconductors
Nobel laureates
Physical constants
Variational calculus. Derivation of Euler’s equation
Suggestions for further reading