Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Materials

Pradeep P. Fulay is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Statler College of Engineering at West Virginia University. Prior to joining Statler College, he was a professor in the Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 2012. Dr. Fulay earned his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Tucson. From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Fulay served as Program Director (PD) in the Electrical, Communications, and Cybersystems (ECCS) division in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation. At NSF, he managed the electronic, magnetic, and photonic devices program and helped initiate the BioFlex program aimed at flexible electronics based devices for biomedical applications. Dr. Fulay has published several journal papers and holds US patents, he is an author of textbooks that are used around the world. Dr. Fulay is an elected Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. Jung Kun Lee is an Associate Professor and William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). He joined Pitt in September 2007 after more than 5 year service at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Technical Staff Member as well as a Director’s-funded Postdoctoral Fellow. He received his PhD degree from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. His research interests have been placed on material processing of electronic and optical materials, ion-beam synthesis of materials and domain engineering of ferroic materials. Currently, he focuses on the electronic and optical properties of semiconductor materials and their energy application with emphasis on solar energy harvesting. He is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award in 2009 and has attracted multiple external grants from NSF, DOE, NRC. He is also Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Journal. The quality of his research is validated by more than 150 journal publications and multiple patents in various areas of functional properties of materials.

• Introduction. Electrical Conduction in Metals and Alloys. Fundamentals of Semiconductor Materials. Fermi Energy Levels in Semiconductors. Semiconductor p-n Junctions. Semiconductor Devices. Linear Dielectric Materials. Optical Properties of Materials. Electrical and Optical Properties of Solar Cells. Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectrics, and Pyroelectrics. Magnetic Materials.

"…the key strength of this volume is its addressing of applications of materials which exploit a wide range of physical phenomena. The worked examples give important insights into the magnitudes of the quantities involved, which are of course crucial to the practicality of the applications." —Anthony Harker, University College London, UK"This book covers most of the physics needed for juniors to understand the basic electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials. Its advantage is that all of the appropriate topics are covered in a single volume, making it a good choice as the principal text book for such a class. The worked examples are nice, and there is a good set of problems at the end of each chapter." — Alastair N. Cormack, Alfred University, New York, USA"Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Materials delivers what it promises: a comprehensive overview of the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of a wide range of technologically important materials. The extensive use of worked examples provides the reader with excellent problem-solving skills, while the end of chapter problems should make the text attractive to instructors." —Mark Fox, University of Sheffield, UK"The 2nd edition of Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Materials retains the excellent text, figures and problems of the 1st edition. A much needed new chapter concerned with Optical Properties of Materials that properly couples the properties of dielectric materials with the former properties has been added. A second new chapter provides excellent explanations of the operation of solar cells and an up-to-date description of all the types of cells that are commercially available or poised to enter the market. This latter chapter is detailed in its explanations and provides a unique and valuable addition to the book that can be coupled with the chapter on Semiconductor Devices." —Mark Davis, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA"The second edition of Electronic, Magnetic and Optical Materials is a welcome update of the 2010 original. The book delivers valuable and comprehensive information on materials science and its applications …an excellent resource for students and instructors alike, and I would recommend it to others without hesitation." —Mustafa Serdar Karakas, Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey"The book aims first for an intuitive understanding of the subject and is well suited for an undergraduate with a materials science background." — Prabhakar R. Bandaru, University of California, San Diego, USA"This is the book which can make the student’s first encounter with the science of material properties an exciting journey rather than tedious trek. It is perfect for the students in electrical and (less) mechanical engineering. Perfect balance of fundamental physics and practical technology." —Jacob Khurgin, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA