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... conduction band , and the excitation of conduction band electrons to higher levels gives the interband threshold . Since the Fermi surface in the alkali metals is so close to a free electron sphere , the bands above the conduction band ...
... conduction band , and the excitation of conduction band electrons to higher levels gives the interband threshold . Since the Fermi surface in the alkali metals is so close to a free electron sphere , the bands above the conduction band ...
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... conduction band minima in silicon . There are six symmetry - related ellipsoidal pockets . The long axes are directed along ( 100 ) directions . of the six ellipsoids must be an ellipsoid of revolution about a cube axis . They are quite ...
... conduction band minima in silicon . There are six symmetry - related ellipsoidal pockets . The long axes are directed along ( 100 ) directions . of the six ellipsoids must be an ellipsoid of revolution about a cube axis . They are quite ...
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... conduction electron spin susceptibility . The shift produced by this field , known as the Knight shift , is measured by noting the difference in resonant frequency between the metallic element in ( for example ) a nonparamagnetic salt ...
... conduction electron spin susceptibility . The shift produced by this field , known as the Knight shift , is measured by noting the difference in resonant frequency between the metallic element in ( for example ) a nonparamagnetic salt ...
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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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