Energy Bands in Solids - Illinois State University - Department of 在固体的能带-伊利诺斯州立大学部.pptVIP

* plane waves of the form ψk(r) = exp(i k?r), which are running waves of momentum p = ?k So, these are particles which can have any k value What happens when we add a periodic lattice of lattice constant a? * There is an analogy between electron waves and lattice waves (phonons) ?For most values of k, the electrons move freely throughout the lattice (there is a group velocity that is non-zero = dω/dK) ?At the zone boundary (K = +/-π/a) , there are only standing waves (dω/dK = 0). ?What standing wave solutions are stable with these k-values? * * * Note: only electrons that have a wavelen