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At 3:10 AM -0400 on 10/6/01, Ludwik Kowalski wrote
I was referring to metals in which only electrons contribute.
well, what about the OTHER metals such as Be, Cd and Zn where HOLE
current predominates ;-)
"why should a hole be counted as a charged carrier (rather than a
neutral particle without a mass?")
Maybe because the hole DOES have mass?!?!?!?!
Some folks do research on electron/hole pairs orbiting their common
center of mass (in a semiconducting crystal)
Be warned that even the ELECTRON mass isn't what you 'expect' in the crystal.
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