Properties of Crystalline Silicon (Emis Series)

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Summary: a unique reference on silicon materials science
Review: This is a unique book in terms of its coverage. It is certainly the most complete and up-to-date reference book on the properties of crystalline silicon. Written by the leading specialists in the field, it combines tables and diagrams with brief discussions of the sources where the data were taken from, and the physics behind the data. If there is a book where one can find answers to most silicon-related questions, than this is this one. Just look at the table of contents: Melt growth; Epitaxial growth; structural and mechanical properties; thermal properties; surface properties and cleaning; structural modelling; band structure; electrical properties; impurities in silicon; dopants in silicon; defect levels in silicon; optical properties; photoconductivity and photogenerated carriers; implantation and irradiation of silicon; gettering; etching; metal-silicon contacts; silicon on insulator technology. It is not a textbook for students, through (even if students could afford buying it) since its concise (database-like) style of writing anticipates some prior level of knowledge. However, it is a highly recommended book for a collective posession by a laboratory or by a research team.