VII. What are some good books on diodes?

I've included Library of Congress catalog numbers on most books. That should make them easier to find.

Good undergraduate-level texts on the physics of diodes:

• Gerold W. Neudeck, "The PN Junction Diode", 2nd ed., Vol. 2 of the "Modular Series on Solid State Devices", Addison-Wesley. 1989. TK7871.86.N48. This short book has the best diagrams illustrating electron/hole movement in the PN junction that I've seen. Very concise. Highly recommended, if you are interested in diode physics.

  In fact, the entire Modular Series is worth owning. There are books are semiconductor fundamentals, bipolar transistors, FETs, fabrication and manufacturing, "advanced fundamentals", advanced MOSFETs, quantum mechanics, and carrier transport.

• Ben G. Streetman, "Solid State Electronic Devices", 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, NJ. 1990. TK7871.85.S77

  A good introduction to semiconductor physics, for electrical engineers.

• Michael Shur, "Physics of Semiconductor Devices", Prentice-Hall, NJ, 1990. ISBN 0-13-666496-2

  A good introduction to semiconductor physics, for physicists. Contains more solid-state physics than other books, and hence covers more exotic devices. Almost graduate level.

Graduate-level texts on diodes:

• D. Dascalu, "Transit-Time Effects in Unipolar Solid State Devices", Abacus Press, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, 1974.

  This provides the theory of unipolar devices, some of which include diodes, such as Schottky and IMPATT diodes which depend on transit times and non-quasistatic effects.

Graduate-level texts on Diode Switching:

• Miklos Kocsis, "High-speed silicon planar-epitaxial switching diodes", Adam Hilger/Institute of Physics, Bristol, England, 1976. TK7871.86.K58

  A very thorough and specialized discussion of these diodes.

• Y. R. Nosov, "Switching in Semiconductor Devices", Plenum Press, NY, 1969. TK7871.86.N6713

  This is a graduate level text that provides closed form solutions of switching responses under many different conditions.

Modern graduate-level texts on diodes and transistors:

• David J. Roulston, "Bipolar Semiconductor Devices", McGraw-Hill, NY, 1990. TK7871.86.R68
  
  Definitely one of the more modern texts!
   
• S. M. Sze, "Semiconductor Devices : Pioneering Papers".
  
  An indispensable, and very thick, collection of seminal journal papers, tracing the development of semiconductors over a century. This will save any academic a lot of photocopying.
  

Some excellent and useful books on the physics of power diodes:

• Sorab K. Ghandi, "Semiconductor Power Devices", John Wiley & Sons, NY. 1977. TK7871.85.G43

  Out of print now, but full of all sorts of information on power structures.

• B. Jayant Baliga, "Modern Power Devices", John Wiley & Sons, NY. 1987. TK7881.15.B35

  This book pick up where S. K. Ghandi left off. Good discussion of the more modern and exotic power structures.

Zener Diodes:

• Carl David Todd, "Zener and Avalanche Diodes", John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1970. TK7871.86.T6

  Discusses many practical aspects of Zener diodes.

Good introduction to power diode applications and circuits:

• "Rectifier Applications Handbook", 3rd ed., Motorola document HB214/D. 1993. ISBN 0-929270-00-2

  This 300-page handbook contains a good introduction to power diode applications, and is available (often free of charge) from Motorola.

Other broader-range books that have been recommended to me:

• A. Van der Ziel, "Solid State Physical Electronics", Prentice-Hall, Engleweeod Cliffs, NJ, 1976. TK7835.V35
   
• R. M. Warner and B. L. Grung, "Transistors: Fundamentals for the Integrated Circuit Engineer", Wiley, NY, 1983. (Reprinted by Kreiger, Malabar, FL) TK7871.96.B55W37
   
• J. Feldman, "The Physics and Circuit Properties of Transistors", Wiley, NY, 1972.
   
• S. M. Sze, "Physics of Semiconductor Devices", 2nd ed., Wiley- Interscience, NY. 1981. TK7871.85.S988

  This is the standard encyclopedic reference for all things semiconductor. Not a good book to learn from, but very useful for looking up things you used to know...