The Role of Defects in the Quantum Size Effect
Description:
This investigation is a theoretical study of the influence of defects of finite volume on the electrical conductivity in the quantum size effect regime. Correction terms to existing equations are derived, and a physical explanation of the results is given. Many macroscopic properties of films exhibit an oscillatory dependence on thickness when the thickness is comparable to the de Broglie wavelength of an electron at the Fermi surface. This behavior is called the quantum size effect. In very th…
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Date:
December 1974
Creator:
Malone, Farris D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries