Quantum Electron Theory of Amorphous Conductors

1. Front Matter

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2. Review of Experimental Data on Liquid and Amorphous Conductors

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 1-30

3. Fundamentals of the Electron Theory of Solids

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 31-69

4. Structure of Amorphous Substances

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 70-89

5. Band Theory for the One-Dimensional Model of a Liquid

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 90-110

6. Band Theory for the Three-Dimensional Model of a Liquid [1]

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 111-130

7. Scattering of Electrons in Liquids by Departures from Long-Range Order and by Defects

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 131-155

8. Scattering of Electrons on Thermal Vibrations in a Liquid [1]

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 156-178

9. Electrical Conductivity, Thermal Conductivity, Thermoelectric Power, Hall Coefficient, and Nernst Coefficient of Amorphous Substances Exhibiting Electronic Conduction [1]

   • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

   Pages 179-193

10. Local and Impurity Levels in Amorphous Semiconductors

    • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

    Pages 194-214

11. Electron Structure of Liquid Metals [1, 2]

    • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

    Pages 215-233

12. Theory of the Electrical Conductivity of Liquid Metals [1, 2]

    • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

    Pages 234-246

13. Quasi-Classical Theory of Amorphous Ferromagnets [1]

    • Aleksandr Ivanovich Gubanov

    Pages 247-257

14. Back Matter

    Pages 253-277

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The electron theory of solids has attracted great attention in recent years, mainly because of the numerous practical applications of semicon­ ductors. However, all the reviews and monographs on this subject deal only with crystalline conductors. At present, mainly in the Soviet Union, experi­ mental and theoretical investigations have been extended to liquid and solid amorphous conductors, and in particular to such semiconductors. However, all the work published so far in this field is in the form of separate papers scat­ tered throughout various journals, and there has as yet been no Soviet or for­ eign review of the theoretical work on amorphous semiconductors, in spite of the increasing interest in them. The investigation of liquid and amorphous semiconductors is of great practical importance, first, because all the solid semico'nductors are usually prepared from the liquid phase and it is important to know the electrical and other properties of this phase; secondly, amorphous semiconductors are beginning to be used in industry, for example, amorphous Sb S films in vidicon tubes. In some cases, especially in optical instruments, 2 S amorphous semiconductors have advantages compared with crystals. Theore­ tical studies of amorphous semiconductors should help in these practical applications. The present monograph is the first attempt to present systematically the quantum electron theory of amorphous conductors. The most interesting-in the author's view-theoretical papers on this subject, published in journals are reviewed and critically compared.

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