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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... positive , then the sign of their x - velocity would be reversed , and the Lorentz force would therefore be un- changed . As a consequence the Hall field would be opposite to the direction it has for negatively charged carriers . This ...
... positive , then the sign of their x - velocity would be reversed , and the Lorentz force would therefore be un- changed . As a consequence the Hall field would be opposite to the direction it has for negatively charged carriers . This ...
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... positively charged particle with a positive mass m * . Since the response of a hole is the same as the response an electron would have if the electron were in the unoccupied level ( point 2 above ) , this completes the demon- stration ...
... positively charged particle with a positive mass m * . Since the response of a hole is the same as the response an electron would have if the electron were in the unoccupied level ( point 2 above ) , this completes the demon- stration ...
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... positive ion vacancies in an ionic crystal , without creating unbalanced positive charge , with its prohibitively large Coulomb energy . This excess charge must be balanced either by positive ion interstitials , negative ion vacancies ...
... positive ion vacancies in an ionic crystal , without creating unbalanced positive charge , with its prohibitively large Coulomb energy . This excess charge must be balanced either by positive ion interstitials , negative ion vacancies ...
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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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