This carefully revised third edition on the electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism. Many examples from engineering practice provide an understanding of common devices and methods.

Electronic materials provide the basis for many high tech industries that have changed rapidly in recent years. In this fully revised and updated second edition, the author discusses the range of available materials and their technological applications. Introduction to the Electronic Properties of Materials, 2nd Edition presents the principles of the behavior of electrons in materials and develops a basic understanding with minimal technical detail. Broadly based, it touches on all of the key issues in the field and offers a multidisciplinary approach spanning physics, electrical engineering, and materials science. It provides an understanding of the behavior of electrons within materials, how electrons determine the magnetic thermal, optical and electrical properties of materials, and how electronic properties are controlled for use in technological applications. Although some mathematics is essential in this area, the mathematics that is used is easy to follow and kept to an appropriate level for the reader. An excellent introductory text for undergraduate students, this book is a broad introduction to the topic and provides a careful balance of information that will be appropriate for physicists, materials scientists, and electrical engineers.

HIS FIRST EDITION OF Electronic Properties of Force Materials Laboratory, where Air Force respon T Materials: A Guide to the Literature initiates a sibility for these contracts has resided. Mr. John W. plan for making available the indexing work of the Atwood is Project Manager at Hughes Aircraft Electronic Properties Information Center. Since the Company. inception of EPIC in June, 1961, a basic objective has Professional members of EPIC are Charles L. M. been to use techniques and procedures that would Blocher, Donald L. Grigsby, Dana H. Johnson, allow maximum distribution and use of EPIC output. Thomas J. Lyndon, John T. Milek, Meta S. Neu Accordingly, data processing and reproduction tech berger, and Emil Schafer. All have ably contributed niques were established to reproduce and distribute to this work. Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Neuberger have easily and economically a few copies of what was been primarily responsible for the indexing effort; then a card index. Mr. Lyndon has supervised the classical library pro As the program advanced, it became apparent that cedures and the clerical effort; Mr. Blocher and Mr. a few copies of the index were not enough. The index Grigsby have controlled the indexing vocabulary, the should be available to all, instead of just a select few. cross-references, and the data processing input; and However, this would have meant so many copies that Mr. Schafer has prepared the very excellent glossary, the cost would have drained funds from the program with the assistance of Mr. Milek.

The present book on electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials is in many aspects different from other introductory texts in solid state physics. First of all, this book is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers who want to gain a fundamental under standing of semiconductor devices, magnetic materials, lasers, alloys, etc. Second, it stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism, which should make the presentation relatively easy to understand. Thus, this book provides a thorough preparation for advanced texts, monographs, or special ized journal articles. Third, this book is not an encyclopedia. The selection oftopics is restricted to material which is considered to be essential and which can be covered in a 15-week semester course. For those professors who want to teach a two-semester course, supplemental topics can be found which deepen the understanding. (These sections are marked by an asterisk [*]. ) Fourth, the present text leaves the teaching of crystallography, X-ray diffrac tion, diffusion, lattice defects, etc. , to those courses which specialize in these subjects. As a rule, engineering students learn this material at the beginning of their upper division curriculum. The reader is, however, reminded of some of these topics whenever the need arises. Fifth, this book is distinctly divided into five self-contained parts which may be read independently.

This text on the electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism. Suitable for advanced undergraduates, it is intended for materials and electrical engineers who want to gain a fundamental understanding of alloys, semiconductor devices, lasers, magnetic materials, and so forth. The book is organized to be used in a one-semester course; to that end each section of applications, after the introduction to the fundamentals of electron theory, can be read independently of the others. Many examples from engineering practice serve to provide an understanding of common devices and methods. Among the modern applications covered are: high-temperature superconductors, optoelectronic materials, semiconductor device fabrication, xerography, magneto-optic memories, and amorphous ferromagnetics. The fourth edition has been revised and updated with an emphasis on the applications sections, which now cover devices of the next generation of electronics.