KnowraNearly-free-electron modelLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Nearly-free-electron model, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 2Compared with 5Brillouin zoneRelated: It shows how zone-boundary scattering splits electron energies into bands.Bloch's theoremBroader topic: It applies Bloch's theorem to explain band gaps at Brillouin-zone boundaries.Band structureRelated: It explains how weak lattice scattering opens gaps at Brillouin-zone boundaries.Band theoryCompared with: It explains how a weak lattice potential opens gaps at Brillouin-zone boundaries.Tight-binding modelCompared with: It starts from delocalized plane waves, opposite to tight binding's localized-orbital basis.Electronic band structureCompared with: It shows how a weak lattice potential opens gaps at Brillouin-zone boundaries.Free electron modelCompared with: It restores the lattice’s periodic potential to explain energy bands and band gaps.Felix BlochCompared with: It approximates Bloch’s full periodic-potential framework when the crystal potential is weak.