Review of the Physics of Low-Dimensional Systems,

Abstract

Over the past decade there has been considerable interest in the physics and chemistry of materials which exhibit highly anisotropic properties. The crystals themselves are of course three dimensional, but in some cases the atomic or molecular arrangement is such that the electrons are constrained to move preferentially in only one or two directions and it is in this sense that the systems may be described as having reduced dimensionality. As we shall see in the following pages this reduced dimensionally has some unusual consequences which are responsible for the present excitement in this field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062383

Entities

People

  • Paul Chaikin

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Structure
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Energy Gaps
  • Equations
  • Fermi Surfaces
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Phase Transformations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transition Temperature
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene