User:John R. Brews

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I am a Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering from The University of Arizona, where I taught device physics and circuit design for just under two decades. Previously, I was a research scientist for twenty-odd years at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, doing theoretical work in the areas of solid-state physics and device physics. I also am a Fellow of the IEEE, and a recipient of the Electron Device Society distinguished service award for work as Editor-in-chief of the journal IEEE Electron Device Letters, founded by Nobel prize winner George E. Smith. I've published a number of technical books and papers, some of which may be found at this link.


Images

Magnetism
B-field lines near uniformly magnetized sphere
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B-field lines near uniformly magnetized sphere
Magnetic flux density vs. magnetic field in steel and iron
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Magnetic flux density vs. magnetic field in steel and iron
Widlar current source
Widlar current source using bipolar transistors
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Widlar current source using bipolar transistors
Small-signal circuit for finding output resistance of the Widlar source
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Small-signal circuit for finding output resistance of the Widlar source
Design trade-off between output resistance and output current in Widlar source
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Design trade-off between output resistance and output current in Widlar source
Forces
Force and its equivalent force and couple
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Force and its equivalent force and couple
Centripetal force FC upon an object held in circular motion by a string of length R. The string is under tension FT, as shown separately to the left.
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Centripetal force FC upon an object held in circular motion by a string of length R. The string is under tension FT, as shown separately to the left.
Upper panel: Ball on a banked circular track moving with constant speed v; Lower panel: Forces on the ball.
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Upper panel: Ball on a banked circular track moving with constant speed v; Lower panel: Forces on the ball.
Polar unit vectors at two times t and t + dt for a particle with trajectory r ( t ); on the left the unit vectors uρ and uθ at the two times are moved so their tails all meet, and are shown to trace an arc of a unit radius circle.
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Polar unit vectors at two times t and t + dt for a particle with trajectory r ( t ); on the left the unit vectors uρ and uθ at the two times are moved so their tails all meet, and are shown to trace an arc of a unit radius circle.
Local coordinate system for planar motion on a curve.
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Local coordinate system for planar motion on a curve.
Electromagnetism
Electric motor using a current loop in a magnetic flux density, labeled B
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Electric motor using a current loop in a magnetic flux density, labeled B
Devices
Cross section of MOS capacitor showing charge layers
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Cross section of MOS capacitor showing charge layers
Three types of MOS capacitance vs. voltage curves. VTH = threshold, VFB = flatbands 
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Three types of MOS capacitance vs. voltage curves. VTH = threshold, VFB = flatbands 
Small-signal equivalent circuit of the MOS capacitor in inversion with a single trap level
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Small-signal equivalent circuit of the MOS capacitor in inversion with a single trap level
A modern MOSFET
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A modern MOSFET
A power MOSFET; source and body share a contact.
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A power MOSFET; source and body share a contact.
Calculated density of states for crystalline silicon.
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Calculated density of states for crystalline silicon.
Field effect: At a gate voltage above threshold a surface inversion layer of electrons forms at a semiconductor surface.
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Field effect: At a gate voltage above threshold a surface inversion layer of electrons forms at a semiconductor surface.
Occupancy comparison between n-type, intrinsic and p-type semiconductors.
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Occupancy comparison between n-type, intrinsic and p-type semiconductors.
Nonideal pn-diode current-voltage characteristics
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Nonideal pn-diode current-voltage characteristics
Band-bending diagram for pn-junction diode at zero applied voltage
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Band-bending diagram for pn-junction diode at zero applied voltage
Band-bending for pn-diode in reverse bias
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Band-bending for pn-diode in reverse bias
Quasi-Fermi levels in reverse-biased pn-junction diode
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Quasi-Fermi levels in reverse-biased pn-junction diode
Band-bending diagram for pn-diode in forward bias
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Band-bending diagram for pn-diode in forward bias
Fermi occupancy function vs. energy departure from Fermi level in volts for three temperatures
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Fermi occupancy function vs. energy departure from Fermi level in volts for three temperatures
Fermi surface in k-space for a nearly filled band in the face-centered cubic lattice
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Fermi surface in k-space for a nearly filled band in the face-centered cubic lattice
A constant energy surface in the silicon conduction band consists of six ellipsoids.
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A constant energy surface in the silicon conduction band consists of six ellipsoids.
Planar Schottky diode with n+-guard rings and tapered oxide.
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Planar Schottky diode with n+-guard rings and tapered oxide.
Comparison of Schottky and pn-diode current voltage curves.
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Comparison of Schottky and pn-diode current voltage curves.
Schottky barrier formation on p-type semiconductor. Energies are in eV.
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Schottky barrier formation on p-type semiconductor. Energies are in eV.
Schottky diode under forward bias VF.
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Schottky diode under forward bias VF.
Schottky diode under reverse bias VR.
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Schottky diode under reverse bias VR.
Critical electric field for breakdown versus bandgap energy in several materials.
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Critical electric field for breakdown versus bandgap energy in several materials.
Schottky barrier height vs. metal electronegativity for some selected metals on n-type silicon.
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Schottky barrier height vs. metal electronegativity for some selected metals on n-type silicon.