About the Book: Solid-State Devices and Materials
The book is written for the undergraduate students of Electronics and
Communication Engineering. Besides, the book is also useful to the postgraduate
students of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation, Electricals and
Electronics, Applied Instrumentation and Electronics, and Electrical
Engineering. Semiconductor devices form integral part of all electronic devices.
Solid-state devices are the controlling componenls of both high-tech and very
ordinary devices. Written in a lucid language, and organized in seven chapters,
the book discusses several diodes-IMPATT, BARITT, TRAPATT diodes-Iheir functions
and applications. Semiconductor devices, treated as optical source
(light-emitting diode and solid-state laser) and used for detecting light
(photodiode and APD), have also been