Band Theory of Solids

Accepted · 1928

Status: Accepted
Year: 1928

Summary

Electrons in a periodic lattice occupy continuous bands with gaps between them. The width of the gap is the whole difference between a copper wire, a silicon chip, and a pane of glass.

Equations

Bloch's Theorem Fermi–Dirac Distribution Drude Conductivity

Proponent

Felix Bloch Arnold Sommerfeld

Referenced by

equation

Bloch's Theorem Drude Conductivity Fermi–Dirac Distribution

researcher

Arnold Sommerfeld Felix Bloch

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