Solid State PhysicsThis book provides an introduction to the field of solid state physics for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. |
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Page 316
... scattering by thermal vibrations of the ions , and at low temperatures , except in crystals of exceptional purity and perfection , it is dominated by impurity or defect scattering . SCATTERING PROBABILITY AND RELAXATION TIME = Instead ...
... scattering by thermal vibrations of the ions , and at low temperatures , except in crystals of exceptional purity and perfection , it is dominated by impurity or defect scattering . SCATTERING PROBABILITY AND RELAXATION TIME = Instead ...
Page 323
... scattering ( for example , scattering by impurities and scattering by other electrons ) . If the presence of one mechanism does not alter the way in which the other mechanism functions , then the total collision rate W will be given by ...
... scattering ( for example , scattering by impurities and scattering by other electrons ) . If the presence of one mechanism does not alter the way in which the other mechanism functions , then the total collision rate W will be given by ...
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... scattering in an isotropic metal , that the effective scattering rate appearing in the resistivity is proportional to an angular average of the actual scat- tering rate , weighted with the factor 1 - cos 0 , where 0 is the scattering ...
... scattering in an isotropic metal , that the effective scattering rate appearing in the resistivity is proportional to an angular average of the actual scat- tering rate , weighted with the factor 1 - cos 0 , where 0 is the scattering ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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