quantum free electron model

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical model
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Drude-Sommerfeld model
gptkbp:appliesTo metals
gptkbp:assumes electrons are free and non-interacting
gptkbp:basedOn quantum mechanics
gptkbp:describes electrons in a metal
gptkbp:explains electrical conductivity
thermal conductivity
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Drude_model
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label quantum free electron model
gptkbp:ignores electron-electron interactions
electron-ion interactions
gptkbp:limitation does not explain band structure
does not explain insulators
does not explain semiconductors
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:Fermi_energy
gptkb:Fermi_surface
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Arnold_Sommerfeld
gptkbp:usedIn condensed matter physics
solid state physics
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Fermi-Dirac_statistics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1927
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Drude–Lorentz_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7