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Thermal pair creation heat capacity for touching parabolic bands (Nc​=DkB​Tln2,C/Nc​=π2kB​/(3ln2))

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Semiconductor Intrinsic semiconductor Constant-density-of-states intrinsic semiconductor
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For symmetric touching parabolic dispersions with constant density of states D per energy band, including spin degeneracy, charge neutrality fixes μ=0. The Fermi-Dirac distribution gives Nc​=DkB​Tln2 and the thermal internal energy, including electrons and holes, is ΔU=(π2/6)D(kB​T)2. Thus C=(π2/3)DkB2​T. Its large ratio to Nc​ is compatible with the equipartition theorem because this excitation count grows with temperature and the heat capacity includes both species.

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