Band theory and electronic properties of solids /

Singleton, John, 1960 December 11-

Band theory and electronic properties of solids / John Singleton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Oxford master series in condensed matter physics .

Metals - the Drude and Sommerfeld models; the quantum mechanics of particles in a periodic potential; the nearly free electron model; the tight-binding model; some general points about band structure; semiconductors and insulators; band structure engineering; measurement of band structure; transport of heat and electricity in metals and semiconductors; magneto-resistance in three-dimensional systems; magneto-resistance in two-dimensional systems and the quantum Hall effect; inhomogeneous and hot carrier distribution in semiconductors; Appendices - useful terminology in condensed matter physics, derivation of density of states in k-space, derivation of distribution functions, phonons, the Bohr model of hydrogen, experimental considerations in measuring resistivity and Hall effect, canonical momentum, superconductivity, symbols, fundamental constants.

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Energy-band theory of solids.
Solids--Electric properties.

530.412 / SIN

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