Historischer Überblick

Literature Semiconductor Physics
R. Sauer, Halbleiterphysik, Oldenbourg, München, 2009
(currently the best in German)
M. Balkanski und R. F. Wallis, Semiconductor Physics and Applications, Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2000
(very good introduction, but a bit on the theory side)
O. Madelung, Grundlagen der Halbleiterphysik, Springer, Berlin, 1970
(short theoretical introduction)
S. M. Sze, K. K. Ng, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Wiley, New York, 3rd ed. 2007
(the "bible" of devices)
S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices - Physics and Technology, Wiley, New York, 2nd ed. 2002
(The first part is a good summary of the "Physics" Sze, the second an introduction into
technology.)
P. Yu und M. Cardona, Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Springer, Berlin, 4th ed. 2010
(everything you should know on bulk semiconductors, quite demanding)
M. Grundmann, The Physics of Semiconductors, Springer, Berlin, 2006
(good overview, very little theory)
K. W. Böer, Survey of Semiconductor Physics, van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1990
(treasure grove, too thick for a textbook)
K. Seeger, Semiconductor Physics, Springer, Berlin, 1988 und später
(good summary with many details)
J. H. Davies, The Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 1998
(introduction to low-dimensional systems)
J. S. Blakemore, Semiconductor Statistics, Dover, New York, 1987
(the "bible" of carrier stastitics)
J. I. Pankove, Optical Processes in Semiconductors, Dover, New York, 1971
(see title)
C. F. Klingshirn, Semiconductor Optics, Springer, Berlin, 1997
(more complete discussion of semiconductor optics)
H. J. Queisser, Kristallene Krisen, Piper, München, 1987
(history of semiconductor physics by one of its protagonists)
M. Riordan und L. Hoddeson, Crystal Fire, Norton, New York, 1998
(history oft he transistor)