Books are seldom finished. At best, they are abandoned. The second edition of "Electronic Properties of Materials" has been in use now for about seven years. During this time my publisher gave me ample opportunities to update and improve the text whenever the book was reprinted. There were about six of these reprinting cycles. Eventually, however, it became clear that substantially more new material,had to be added to account for the stormy developments which occurred in the field of electrical, optical, and magnetic materials. In particular, expanded sections on fiat-panel displays (liquidcrystals, electroluminescence devices, field emission displays, and plasma displays) were added. Further, the recent developments in blue- and green-emitting LED's and in photonics are included. Magnetic storage devices also underwent rapid development. Thus, magneto-optical memories, magneto-resistance devices, and new magnetic materials needed to be covered. The sections on dielectric properties, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, electrostric-tion, and thermoelectric properties have been expanded. Of course, the entire text was critically reviewed, updated, and improved. However, the most extensive change I undertook was the conversion of all equations to SI-units throughout. In most of the world and in virtually all of the interna-tional scientific journals use of this system of units is required. If today's students do not learn to utilize it, another generation is "lost" on this matter.In other words, it is important that students become comfortable with SI units.
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Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition PART I Fundamentals of Electron Theory CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 The Wave-Particle Duality CHAPTER 3 The Schrodinger Epuation CHAPTER 4 Solution of the Schrodinger Epuation for Four Specific Problems CHAPTER 5 Energy Bands in Crystals CHAPTER 6 Electrons in a Crystal Part II Electrical Properties of Materials CHAPTER 7 Electrical Conduction in Metals and Alloys CHAPTER 8 Semiconductors CHAPTER 9 Electrical Properties of Polymers,Ceramics,Dielectrics,and Amorphous Materials PART III Optical Properties of Materials CHAPTER 10 The Optical Constants CHAPTER 11 Atomistic Theory of the Optical Properties CHAPTER 12 Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Optical Properties CHAPTER 13 Applications PART IV Magnetic Properties of Materials CHAPTER 14 Foundations of Magnetism CHAPTER 15 Magnetic Phenomena and Their Interpertation-Classical Approach CHAPTER 16 Quantum Mechanical Considerations CHAPTER 17 Applications PART V Thermal Properties of Materials CHAPTER 18 Introduction CHAPTER 19 Fundamentals of Thermal Properties CHAPTER 20 Heat Capacity CHAPTER 21 Thermal Conduction CHAPTER 22 Thermal Expansion Appendices Index