Effective mass of a charge carrier

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Nov 19, 2009

What is the effective mass of a charge carrier, numerically? Is it equivalent to the mass of an electron? Is it the same for negative charge carriers as it is for positive charge carriers?

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transience

Nov 20, 2009

For Bloch electrons? The effective mass is inversely proportional to the curvature of the [tex]\epsilon[/tex] vs k graph for the band that the carrier is in.

granpa

Nov 20, 2009

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