Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 123061

Solid-state physics studies how macroscopic properties of solids (mechanical, electrical, optical, etc.) result from their microscopic structure. It usually deals with the scale where quantum properties of the particles are substantial.

0 votes
0 answers
48 views

How relate doping concentration and electron concentration?

Say I have Si with the donar doping concentration $N_D=10^{14} \text{cm}^{-3}$ and a temperature $T$. How can I relate the donar doping concentration to the electron concentration? I know the foll …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443
0 votes
0 answers
320 views

Why is $F(t)=\hbar\frac{dk}{dt}$?

I know $F(t)=m\frac{dv(t)}{dt}=\frac{dp(t)}{dt}$. However, the force on a electron can be written as $F(t)=\hbar\frac{dk}{dt}$. Why is that? Isn't $k$ just a constant, $k=\frac{2\pi}{\lambda}$? I.e …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443
1 vote
1 answer
6k views

Equations for numbers of conduction electrons in metals? How to calculate?

I need help understanding these equations from Fundamentals of Physics, 8th, Halliday & Resnick. The book doesn't use symbols for the equations, which makes them hard to follow. I understand equation …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443
1 vote
1 answer
13k views

Conduction electron density and atoms per volume, help with equations [closed]

I need help understanding these two equations. I cannot figure out their relationship and why they are correct. Starting from the first equation, can I derive the second? Can I derive any them from …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443
0 votes
1 answer
4k views

Different types of densities? Regular density vs free electron density?

I know the density $\rho$ is $$ \rho=\frac{m}{V} \quad \bigg [\frac{\text{kg}}{\text{m}^3}\bigg ] \tag{1} $$ But in solid-state physics an another type of density if the free electron density $n$ $$ n …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443
-1 votes
1 answer
2k views

Units for effective mass [closed]

I having problem how to find the right unit for the effective mass $m^ *_e$ for a electron. The unit should be in $\rm [kg]$ and the formula is $$m^*_e=\frac{\hbar^2}{\frac{d^2E}{dk^2}} \rm [kg]$$ Th …
JDoeDoe's user avatar
  • 443