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... band structure and to deduce features of the band structure from the observed transport properties . Given the functions & ( k ) , the semiclassical model associates with each electron a position r , a wave vector k , and a band index n ...
... band structure and to deduce features of the band structure from the observed transport properties . Given the functions & ( k ) , the semiclassical model associates with each electron a position r , a wave vector k , and a band index n ...
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... band for the s - band to intersect & at points where the resemblance to the free electron band is still quite recognizable . Thus the calculated band structure indicates that for purposes of Fermi surface determination one might still ...
... band for the s - band to intersect & at points where the resemblance to the free electron band is still quite recognizable . Thus the calculated band structure indicates that for purposes of Fermi surface determination one might still ...
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... band structures . Thus the exciton is probably better regarded as one of the more complex mani- festations of electronic band structure than as a crystal defect . Indeed , once one recognizes that the proper description of an exciton is ...
... band structures . Thus the exciton is probably better regarded as one of the more complex mani- festations of electronic band structure than as a crystal defect . Indeed , once one recognizes that the proper description of an exciton is ...
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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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