CONTENTS
Preface
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1 Introduction
1
2 Introduction to Physics of the Solid State
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2.1 Structure 8
2.1.1
2.1.2 Crystal Structures 9
2.1.3 Face-Centered Cubic Nanoparticles 12
2.1.4 Tetrahedrally Bonded Semiconductor Structures 15
2.1.5 Lattice Vibrations 18
Size Dependence of Properties 8
2.2 Energy Bands 20
2.2.1
2.2.2 Reciprocal Space 22
2.2.3
2.2.4 Effective Masses 28
2.2.5 Fermi Surfaces 29
Insulators, Semiconductors, and Conductors 20
Energy Bonds and Gaps of Semiconductors 23
2.3 Localized Particles 30
2.3.1
2.3.2 Mobility 31
2.3.3 Excitons 32
Donors, Acceptors, and Deep Traps 30
3 Methods of Measuring Properties
3.1 Introduction 35
3.2 Structure 36
3.2.1 Atomic Structures 36
3.2.2 Crystallography 37
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