Surface structure and properties are critically important in semiconductor processing!

Silicon is located in the periodic table immediately below carbon. It is tetravalent and forms tetrahedral compounds. Unlike carbon silicon does not form double bonds.

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Feb 26, 2022 · Silicon Crystal Structure Last updated 2/26/22 These concepts have been greatly simplified

A review of silicon properties is important to understanding silicon components, in particular modern components such as strained-siliconMOSFETs and hetero- junction bipolar transistors.

Vox drops across oxide (assume linear) φs drops across the silicon substrate, most near the surface