Solid State Physics PHY 524 Spring, 2011 I. INSTRUCTOR ...
Solid State Physics PHY 524 Spring, 2011 I. INSTRUCTOR ...
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<strong>PHY</strong> <strong>524</strong> Syllabus 8 <strong>Spring</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
<strong>PHY</strong><strong>524</strong> COURSE OUTLINE S’04<br />
I. PART ONE: THE STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS<br />
A. Crystallography<br />
1. Crystal Symmetry<br />
a. Lattice Translations<br />
b. Basis<br />
c. Primitive Cell<br />
2. Fundamental Bravais Lattice Types<br />
3. Lattice Planes<br />
B. Crystal Structure Determination<br />
1. Bragg Law<br />
2. Reciprocal Lattice<br />
3. Diffraction Conditions<br />
4. Brillouin Zone<br />
5. Structure and Atomic Form Factors<br />
QUASICRYSTALS<br />
C. Crystal Binding<br />
1. Van der Waals<br />
2. Ionic<br />
3. Covalent<br />
4. Metallic<br />
5. Hydrogen<br />
6. Atomic Radii<br />
7. Elasticity<br />
D. Crystal Vibrational Modes<br />
1. Monatomic Lattice<br />
2. Diatomic Lattice<br />
3. Quantization of Elastic Waves (Phonons)<br />
4. Crystal Momentum<br />
5. Inelastic Scattering Methods<br />
6. Debye-Waller Effect<br />
II. THERMODYNAMICS OF THE CRYSTAL LATTICE<br />
A. Quantization of Lattice Vibrations<br />
1. Normal Modes of Vibration<br />
2. Density of <strong>State</strong>s<br />
3. Bose-Einstein Distribution<br />
4. Debye Model<br />
5. Einstein Model<br />
6. General Methods<br />
B. Anharmonic Effects and Transport Effects<br />
1. Anharmonicity and Thermal Expansion<br />
2. Scattering of Phonons<br />
3. Thermal Conductivity
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