Semiconductors : Extrinsic and Intrinsic semiconductors, Conductivities of semiconductors, Important semiconductors, Effect of temperature on semiconductors, Semiconductor growth, cutting, diffusion. Liquid Crystals.
Devices : PN junction, Semiconductor diode and Zener diode, Bipolar transistors, Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET), Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET). Solar Cells. Display Devices. Integrated Circuits (ICs).
Recommended Books :
1. James F. Shackelford (1990). Introduction to Materials Science. Maxwell Macmillan International.2. J. Wilson and J.F.B. Hawks (1989). Optoelectronics. Prentice Hall International.
3. James W. Mayer and S.S. Lau. (1990). Electronic Materials Science. Maxwell Macmillan International.