In a band structure, a hole represents absence of an electron which results the mass of a hole to be zero. Given this why do we consider a hole’s effective mass to be negative.

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In a band structure, a hole represents absence of an electron which results the mass of a hole to be zero. Given this why do we consider a hole’s effective mass to be negative.

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