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 89
... BRILLOUIN ZONE The Wigner - Seitz primitive cell ( page 73 ) of the reciprocal lattice is known as the first Brillouin zone . As the name suggests , one also defines higher Brillouin zones , which are primitive cells of a different type ...
... BRILLOUIN ZONE The Wigner - Seitz primitive cell ( page 73 ) of the reciprocal lattice is known as the first Brillouin zone . As the name suggests , one also defines higher Brillouin zones , which are primitive cells of a different type ...
Page 163
... zone as the set of points that can be reached from the origin without crossing any Bragg planes . 12 Higher Brillouin zones are simply other regions bounded by the Bragg planes , defined as follows : The first Brillouin zone is the set ...
... zone as the set of points that can be reached from the origin without crossing any Bragg planes . 12 Higher Brillouin zones are simply other regions bounded by the Bragg planes , defined as follows : The first Brillouin zone is the set ...
Page 164
... Brillouin zones for ( a ) body - centered cubic and ( b ) face - centered cubic crys- tals . ( Only the exterior sur- faces are shown . It follows from the definition on page 163 that the interior surface of the nth zone is identical to ...
... Brillouin zones for ( a ) body - centered cubic and ( b ) face - centered cubic crys- tals . ( Only the exterior sur- faces are shown . It follows from the definition on page 163 that the interior surface of the nth zone is identical to ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals | 29 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
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