BLOCH ELECTRON IN A STEP-LIKE ELECTRIC-POTENTIAL

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作者
ARGYRES, PN
SFIAT, S
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[1] Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston
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10.1016/0375-9601(90)90313-D
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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It is shown that in the case of an infinite crystal the model of a Bloch electron in a rational step-like electric potential is not equivalent to a one-band approximation, in contradiction to reports in the literature. Instead, such a potential has effects similar to those of a uniform electric field, which it approaches as the steps become smaller. © 1990.
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