Yongke Sun & Scott E. Thompson 
Strain Effect in Semiconductors 
Theory and Device Applications

Strain Effect in Semiconductors: Theory and Device Applications presents the fundamentals and applications of strain in semiconductors and semiconductor devices that is relevant for strain-enhanced advanced CMOS technology and strain-based piezoresistive MEMS transducers. Discusses relevant applications of strain while also focusing on the fundamental physics pertaining to bulk, planar, and scaled nano-devices. Hence, this book is relevant for current strained Si logic technology as well as for understanding the physics and scaling for future strained nano-scale devices.

Table of Content

Overview: The Age of Strained Devices.- Band Structures of Strained Semiconductors.- Stress, Strain, Piezoresistivity, and Piezoelectricity.- Strain and Semiconductor Crystal Symmetry.- Band Structures of Strained Semiconductors.- Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures.- Transport Theory of Strained Semiconductors.- Semiconductor Transport.- Strain in Semiconductor Devices.- Strain in Electron Devices.- Piezoresistive Strain Sensors.- Strain Effects on Optoelectronic Devices.