A model of the insulator-metal transition. Part II quasi-chemical equilibrium theory
A simple cubic hydrogenic lattice in the extreme tight binding approximation with only one energy band has been set up as a model for an insulator in Part I of this paper. Bound states of electrons and holes are combined using the quasi-chemical equilibrium theory to construct the electron structure...
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| Published in | Annals of physics Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 404 - 415 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Elsevier Inc
1965
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| Summary: | A simple cubic hydrogenic lattice in the extreme tight binding approximation with only one energy band has been set up as a model for an insulator in Part I of this paper. Bound states of electrons and holes are combined using the quasi-chemical equilibrium theory to construct the electron structure of the crystal. At a particular value of a characteristic parameter all bound pairs dissociate simultaneously and a metal is obtained. The transition between the insulating and metallic ranges is sharp confirming a conjecture by Mott. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-4916 1096-035X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0003-4916(65)90140-5 |