Elementary energy bands in crystalline solids

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 519-525

  Michel, L ^a   Zak, J ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0034636219     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2000-00300-9     Document Type: Article

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