Energy Bands

NEARLY FREE ELECTRON MODEL

Origin of the energy gap
Magnitude of the energy gap
BLOCH FUNCTIONS
KRONIG-PENNEY MODEL
WAVE EQUATION OF ELECTRON IN A PERIODIC POTENTIAL
Restatement of the Bloch theorem
Crystal momentum of an electron
Solution of the central equation
Kronig-Penney model in reciprocal space
Empty lattice approximation
Approximate solution near a zone boundary
NUMBER OF ORBITALS IN A BAND
Metals and insulators
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
1. Square lattice, free electron energies
2. Free electron energies in reduced zone
3. Kronig-Penney model
4. Potential energy in the diamond structure
5. Complex wavevectors in the energy gap
6. Square lattice