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The Debye screening length in degenerate semiconductors having parabolic energy bands is shown for the first time to have an oscillatory dependence on magnetic field under the influence of Landau quantization when the higher lying sub-bands are occupied.
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The authors are indebted to Professor J. N.Bhar for his keen interest in the work.
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Chakravarti, A.N., Swaminathan, S. Influence of magnetic quantization on the debye screening length in degenerate semiconductors having parabolic energy bands. Czech J Phys 25, 712–714 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01591025
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