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Author:   John Singleton
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   No.2
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.596kg
ISBN:  

9780198506454

ISBN 10:   0198506457
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   30 August 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

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Preface; 1. Metals: the Drude and Sommerfeld models; 2. The quantum mechanics of particles in a periodic potential; 3. The nearly free electron model; 4. The tight-binding model; 5. Some general points about band structure; 6. Semiconductors and insulators; 7. Band structure engineering; 8. Measurement of band structure; 9. Transport of heat and electricity in metals and semiconductors; 10. Magneto-resistance in three-dimensional systems; 11. Magneto-resistance in two-dimensional systems and the quantum Hall effect; 12. Inhomogeneous and hot carrier distribution in semiconductors; APPENDICES; A Useful terminology in condensed matter physics; B Derivation of density of states in k-space; C Derivation of distribution functions; D Phonons; E The Bohr model of hydrogen; F Experimental considerations in measuring resistivity and Hall effect; G Canonical momentum; H Superconductivity; I Symbols; J Fundamental constants

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... a first rate undergraduate text ... which will satisfy a definite market need Prof. Martyn Chamberlain, University of Leeds ... set apart from the others in its field Dr Lilian Childress, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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