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Page 142
... energy between the highest occupied level and the lowest un- occupied level ( i.e. , between the " top " of the highest occupied band and the " bottom " of the lowest empty band ) is known as the band gap . We shall find that solids with a ...
... energy between the highest occupied level and the lowest un- occupied level ( i.e. , between the " top " of the highest occupied band and the " bottom " of the lowest empty band ) is known as the band gap . We shall find that solids with a ...
Page 568
... energy at the optical threshold will be less than E , by an amount of order ... gap may also be deduced from the temperature dependence of the intrinsic ... energy gap , Eg TYPICAL SEMICONDUCTOR BAND STRUCTURES The electronic properties ...
... energy at the optical threshold will be less than E , by an amount of order ... gap may also be deduced from the temperature dependence of the intrinsic ... energy gap , Eg TYPICAL SEMICONDUCTOR BAND STRUCTURES The electronic properties ...
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... gap ; Band structure ; Band width ; Density of levels Energy , binding , see Cohesive energy Energy gap ( normal materials ) , see Band gap Energy gap ( superconducting materials ) , 727 Energy gap ( superconductivity ) ( continued ) and ...
... gap ; Band structure ; Band width ; Density of levels Energy , binding , see Cohesive energy Energy gap ( normal materials ) , see Band gap Energy gap ( superconducting materials ) , 727 Energy gap ( superconductivity ) ( continued ) and ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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