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This chapter deals with phonons, namely vibration modes of a periodic array of atoms in a crystal. We first summarize the basic concepts as a starting point.(1–5)

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Pick, R., Takemori, T. (1986). Phonons. In: Butcher, P.N., March, N.H., Tosi, M.P. (eds) Crystalline Semiconducting Materials and Devices. Physics of Solids and Liquids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9900-2_3

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