Solid State Physics PHY 524 Spring, 2011 I. INSTRUCTOR ...
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 9 <strong>Spring</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
4. Soft Phonons and Phase Transitions<br />
III. ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS<br />
A. Free-Electron Model of Metals<br />
1. Wavefunctions for 1-3 Dimensions<br />
2. Density of <strong>State</strong>s<br />
3. Fermi-Dirac Distribution<br />
4. Heat Capacity<br />
B. Debye-Sommerfeld Model<br />
1. Electrical Conductivity<br />
2. Thermal Conductivity<br />
THERMOELECTRICITY<br />
MAGNETOTRANSPORT<br />
NANOSTRUCTURES<br />
SUPERLATTICES<br />
C. Electronic Band Structure and Nearly Free Electron Models<br />
1. Bloch <strong>State</strong>s<br />
2. Kronig-Penny Model<br />
3. Empty Lattice and Zone Boundary Effects<br />
D. Semiclassical Electron Dynamics<br />
1. Band Gap, Electrons and Holes<br />
2. Equation of Motion for Finite Electric and Magnetic Fields<br />
3. Effective Mass Approximation<br />
4. Intrinsic Carriers in Semiconductors<br />
5. Extrinsic Carriers in Semiconductors<br />
6. Zener Breakdown, Diodes<br />
E. Fermi Surface of Metals<br />
1. Wannier <strong>State</strong>s<br />
2. Fermi Surface<br />
3. Wigner-Seitz Cells, Brillouin Zones<br />
4. Zone Schemes (Reduced, Periodic<br />
F. Band Structure Calculations<br />
1. Tight Binding<br />
2. Wigner-Seitz<br />
3. Pseudopotentials<br />
G. Determination of Fermi Surfaces<br />
1. Landau Levels (Quantum Limit)<br />
2. de Haas-van Alphen, Shubnikov-de Haas Effects<br />
3. Electron Orbits<br />
4. Magnetic Breakdown<br />
PART FOUR: DEFECTS AND SURFACE EFFECTS IN SOLIDS<br />
A. Lattice Vacancies
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