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Page 152
... conduction bands of these metals should be so free - electron - like . There are two fundamental reasons why the strong interactions of the conduction electrons with each other and with the positive ions can have the net effect of a ...
... conduction bands of these metals should be so free - electron - like . There are two fundamental reasons why the strong interactions of the conduction electrons with each other and with the positive ions can have the net effect of a ...
Page 569
... conduction band minima in silicon . There are six symmetry - related ellipsoidal pockets . The long axes are directed along ( 100 ) directions . of the six ellipsoids must be an ellipsoid of revolution about a cube axis . They are quite ...
... conduction band minima in silicon . There are six symmetry - related ellipsoidal pockets . The long axes are directed along ( 100 ) directions . of the six ellipsoids must be an ellipsoid of revolution about a cube axis . They are quite ...
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... conduction band minimum and 8 , the valence band maximum . However , there is another way to make an excited state . Suppose we form a one- electron level by superposing enough levels near the conduction band minimum to form a well ...
... conduction band minimum and 8 , the valence band maximum . However , there is another way to make an excited state . Suppose we form a one- electron level by superposing enough levels near the conduction band minimum to form a well ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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