Compute the momentum of an electron with kinetic energy 2 eV and compare to the momenta of

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Compute the momentum of an electron with kinetic energy 2 eV and compare to the momenta of a photon with the same energy. Explain why such a photon cannot excite an electron in silicon without involving a phonon.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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