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Semiconductors have played a major role in the current technological revolution. The enormous advances in electronics and computer science were made possible by a better understanding of the properties of semiconductors, and it is likely that the revolution has only just begun.
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Cohen, M.L., Chelikowsky, J.R. (1989). Introduction. In: Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Semiconductors. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61338-8_1
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