Fundamental Lecture
The wave number space in crystals
Keywords:
wave number space (k-space),
crystal,
Bloch theorem,
Brillouin zone,
energy band,
wave packet
2011 Volume 80 Issue 8 Pages 722-726
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2011 Volume 80 Issue 8 Pages 722-726
Bloch states in crystals are introduced in terms of k-space and Brillouin zone. The expressions for velocity and effective mass are given by using the wave packets of Bloch states.
