Cracknell A.P., Wong K.C. The Fermi Surface: Its Concept, Determination and Use in the Physics of Metals

Oxford University Press, 1973. — 575 p. — ISBN: 0198513305Everyone knows what a metal is and can describe many of its characteristics. It is safe to say, however, that few people would define a metal as "a solid with a Fermi surface". This may nevertheless be the most meaningful definition of a metal that one can give today; it represents a profound advance in the understanding of why metals behave as they do. The concept of the Fermi surface, developed by quantum physics, provides a precise explanation of the main physical properties of metals: their conduction of electricity and heat, their hardness and ductility, their lustrous appearance and so on.Band structure, the Fermi Surface, and the free-electron model
The calculation of electronic energy band structures and Fermi surfaces
Experimental methods for investigating band structures and fermi surfaces
The Fermi surfaces of the metallic elements: I simple metals
The Fermi surfaces of the metallic elements: II non-simple metals
Electron interactions
Alloys and metallic compounds