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7.7 For a square lattice in two dimensions: (a) Show that the kinetic energy of a free electron in a corner of the first Brillouin zone is a factor of two larger than that of an electron in the middle of the Brillouin zone edge. (b) Determine the corresponding factor for a primitive lattice in three dimensions. (c) Find out if the bands can overlap in a two-dimensional lattice by plotting the following dispersion relations for free electrons in a weak periodic potential. &(ky) for k, = 0 & (ky) for kx = πια ε(k) for kx = ky

7.7 For a square lattice in two dimensions: (a) Show that the kinetic energy of a free electron in a corner of the first Brillouin zone is a factor of two larger than that of an electron in the middle of the Brillouin zone edge. (b) Determine the corresponding factor for a primitive lattice in three dimensions. (c) Find out if the bands can overlap in a two-dimensional lattice by plotting the following dispersion relations for free electrons in a weak periodic potential. &(ky) for k, = 0 & (ky) for kx = πια ε(k) for kx = ky

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7.7 For a square lattice in two dimensions: (a) Show that the kinetic energy of a free electron in a corner of the first Brillouin zone is a factor of two larger than that of an electron in the middle of the Brillouin zone edge. (b) Determine the corresponding factor for a primitive lattice in three dimensions. (c) Find out if the bands can overlap in a two-dimensional lattice by plotting the following dispersion relations for free electrons in a weak periodic potential. &(ky) for k, = 0 & (ky) for kx = πια ε(k) for kx = ky
Transcribed Image Text:7.7 For a square lattice in two dimensions: (a) Show that the kinetic energy of a free electron in a corner of the first Brillouin zone is a factor of two larger than that of an electron in the middle of the Brillouin zone edge. (b) Determine the corresponding factor for a primitive lattice in three dimensions. (c) Find out if the bands can overlap in a two-dimensional lattice by plotting the following dispersion relations for free electrons in a weak periodic potential. &(ky) for k, = 0 & (ky) for kx = πια ε(k) for kx = ky
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