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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Page 178
... positive ion cores . The ion cores bear a net positive charge because the atoms are ionized in the metal , with the va- lence electrons taken off to form the conduction band . The potential energy of an electron in the field of a ...
... positive ion cores . The ion cores bear a net positive charge because the atoms are ionized in the metal , with the va- lence electrons taken off to form the conduction band . The potential energy of an electron in the field of a ...
Page 211
... positive or negative effective mass : the states of positive effective mass occur near the bottom of a band because positive effective mass means that the band has upward curvature ( d2e / dk2 is positive ) . States of negative ...
... positive or negative effective mass : the states of positive effective mass occur near the bottom of a band because positive effective mass means that the band has upward curvature ( d2e / dk2 is positive ) . States of negative ...
Page 280
... positive charge of concentration noe . Let the positive charge background be deformed mechanically to produce a sinusoidal variation of positive charge density in the x direction : p + ( x ) = noe + Pext ( K ) sin Kr . ( 22 ) The term ...
... positive charge of concentration noe . Let the positive charge background be deformed mechanically to produce a sinusoidal variation of positive charge density in the x direction : p + ( x ) = noe + Pext ( K ) sin Kr . ( 22 ) The term ...
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PERIODIC ARRAYS OF ATOMS | 3 |
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INDEX SYSTEM FOR CRYSTAL PLANES | 12 |
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