Subsections
[Cr:4, Lc:3, Tt:1, Lb:0]
- Periodic Structure and Symmetry of Crystals. Fundamental types of
lattices. Simple crystal structures. Diffraction, Bragg's Law,
Reciprocal Lattice.
- Chemical Bonding (Ionic, covalent, hydrogen, metallic). Lattice
Dynamics, Phonons. Brioullin zones. Group and phase velocity. Thermal
Properties. Normal modes, density of states, Debye theory, Einstein
model.
- Free Electron Gas in 1D, 2D, 3D. Heat capacity. Electrical
conductivity. Hall effect. Thermal conductivity. Nearly Free Electron
Approximation. Bloch Theorem and Band Structure. Kronig-Penney model.
Tight Binding Method. Fermi Surface.
- Semiconductors: Band Gap, Electrons, Holes, Impurities. Band theory
for semiconductors.
- Magnetic properties of materials. Concepts of Dia-, Para-, Ferro- and
Antiferro- Magnetism. Introduction to Superconductivity &
Superfluidity.
- C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 08th edition,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2004).
- N. W. Ashcroft & N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Saunders
College Publishing (1996).
- H. Ibach & H. Luth, Solid State Physics, Springer (2003).
