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Page 193
... valence bands.5 The valence bands determine the electronic behavior of a solid in a variety of circumstances , electrons in the core levels being inert for many purposes . The essential difficulty in practical calculations of the valence ...
... valence bands.5 The valence bands determine the electronic behavior of a solid in a variety of circumstances , electrons in the core levels being inert for many purposes . The essential difficulty in practical calculations of the valence ...
Page 195
... valence levels have higher total energies than core levels , within the core region , where they experience the same large and negative potential energy as the core electrons , the valence electrons must have even higher kinetic ...
... valence levels have higher total energies than core levels , within the core region , where they experience the same large and negative potential energy as the core electrons , the valence electrons must have even higher kinetic ...
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... valence is one less than that of the host atoms ( e.g. , gallium in germanium ) . Such an impurity can be ... valence band ( Figure 28.12 ) . The hole is bound when the level is empty . The binding energy of the hole is just the energy ...
... valence is one less than that of the host atoms ( e.g. , gallium in germanium ) . Such an impurity can be ... valence band ( Figure 28.12 ) . The hole is bound when the level is empty . The binding energy of the hole is just the energy ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
Crystal Lattices | 63 |
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