Research Catalog

Title

Electronic properties of engineering materials / James D. Livingston.

Author

Livingston, James D., 1930-

Publication

New York : Wiley, [1999], ©1999.

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Description

xiv, 320 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

• Livingston helps make the complex concepts behind the electronic properties of materials much more accessible for students. His very readable writing style and clear organization help to make the key topics much easier to understand. The first part of this text presents only "classical" ideas, covering the electronic properties of solids that are pertinent to the use of materials as components in various products.
• The second part introduces Quantum mechanics and applies Quantum chemistry and Quantum physics to the basic properties of metals, insulators, and semiconductors. This approach allows the student to become familiar with some of the mathematics necessary for Quantum mechanics before being exposed to the more challenging fundamental concepts.

Series Statement

MIT series in materials science & engineering

Uniform Title

MIT series in materials science and engineering.

Subjects

• Resistors
• Materials > Electric properties
• Capacitors
• Semiconductors
• Conductors (Music)
• Electronics > Materials

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Semi-Classical Approach. Ch. 1. Conductors and Resistors. Ch. 2. Windows, Doors, and Transparent Electrodes (Optical Properties of Conductors). Ch. 3. Insulators and Capacitors. Ch. 4. Lenses and Optical Fibers (Optical Properties of Insulators). Ch. 5. Inductors, Electromagnets, and Permanent Magnets. Ch. 6. Superconductors and Superconducting Magnets. Ch. 7. Elasticity, Springs, and Sonic Waves -- Pt. 2. Quantum Mechanical Approach. Ch. 8. Light Particles, Electron Waves, Quantum Wells, and Springs. Ch. 9. The Periodic Table, Atomic Spectra, and Neon Lights. Ch. 10. The Game Is Bonds, Interatomic Bonds. Ch. 11. From Bonds to Bands (and Why Grass Is Green). Ch. 12. Free Electron Waves in Metals. Ch. 13. Nearly-Free Electrons - Bands, Gaps, Holes, and Zones. Ch. 14. Metals and Insulators. Ch. 15. Semiconductors. Ch. 16. LEDs, Photodetectors, Solar Cells, and Transistors.

ISBN

047131627X (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

98024461

OCLC

ocm39195387

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries