Download or read book Physics of Electronic Conduction in Solids written by Frank J. Blatt and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classification of solids -- Lattice vibrations and lattice specific heat -- Equilibrium properties of a free-electron gas -- Electrons in a periodic lattice -- Transport equation -- Relaxation mechanisms -- Conductivity and related phenomena : metals -- Homogeneous semiconductors -- Rectifying junctions and transistors -- Optical properties of semiconductors -- Properties of semiconductors and metals in strong magnetic fields -- Appendix A. Summary of Elementary Quantum Mechanics -- Appendix B. Units and Conversion factors -- Appendix C. The Periodic Table -- Appendix D. Values of Important Physical Constants and Some Convenient Conversion Factors -- Appendix E. List of Symbols.