Introduction to Solid State PhysicsNew edition of the most widely-used textbook on solid state physics in the world. Describes how the excitations and imperfections of actual solids can be understood with simple models that have firmly established scope and power. The foundation of this book is based on experiment, application and theory. Several significant advances in the field have been added including high temperature superconductors, quasicrystals, nanostructures, superlattices, Bloch/Wannier levels, Zener tunneling, light-emitting diodes and new magnetic materials. |
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... Fermi surface . " This may nevertheless be the most meaningful definition of a metal one can give today ; it represents a profound advance in the understanding of why metals behave as they do . The concept of the Fermi surface , as ...
... Fermi surface . " This may nevertheless be the most meaningful definition of a metal one can give today ; it represents a profound advance in the understanding of why metals behave as they do . The concept of the Fermi surface , as ...
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Charles Kittel. Figure 9 The Fermi surface in the third zone as drawn in the periodic zone scheme . The figure was constructed by repeating the third zone of Fig . 8 . -grade 2nd zone 3rd zone Figure 10 Qualitative impression of the ...
Charles Kittel. Figure 9 The Fermi surface in the third zone as drawn in the periodic zone scheme . The figure was constructed by repeating the third zone of Fig . 8 . -grade 2nd zone 3rd zone Figure 10 Qualitative impression of the ...
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Charles Kittel. Freehand impressions of the Fermi surfaces derived from free electron surfaces are useful . Fermi surfaces for free electrons are constructed by a pro- cedure credited to Harrison , Fig . 11. The reciprocal lattice points ...
Charles Kittel. Freehand impressions of the Fermi surfaces derived from free electron surfaces are useful . Fermi surfaces for free electrons are constructed by a pro- cedure credited to Harrison , Fig . 11. The reciprocal lattice points ...
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PERIODIC ARRAYS OF ATOMS | 3 |
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INDEX SYSTEM FOR CRYSTAL PLANES | 12 |
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