Strain effect in semiconductors : theory and device applications

Overview: The Age of Strained Devices.- PART I Band Structures of Strain Semiconductors.- Stress, Strain, Piezoresistivity and Piezoelectricity.- Strain and Semiconductor Crystal Symmetry.- Band Structures of Strained Semiconductors.- Low Dimensional Semiconductor Structures.- PART II Transport Theory of Strained Semiconductors.- Semiconductor Transport.- PART III Strain in Semiconductor Devices.- Strain in Electron Devices.- Piezoresistive Strain Sensors.- Strain Effects on Optoelectronic Devices.- A Effective Mass Theorem.- References.- Index.