Department of Physics & Astronomy

 

Introduction to Solid State Physics

 

Ch 1. Crystal Structure

1. Periodic Arrays of Atoms

2. Fundamental Types of Lattices

3. Index System For Crystal Planes

4. Simple Crystal Structures

5. Crystal Structure Data 

Ch 2. Reciprocal Lattice

1. Diffraction of Waves By Crystals

2. Scattered Wave Amplitude

3. Brillouin Zones

4. Fourier Analysis of The Basis 

Ch 3. Crystal Binding And Elastic Constants

1. Crystals of Inert Cases

2. Ionic Crystals

3. Covalent Crystals

4. Metals

5. Hydrogen Bonds

6. Atomic Radii
   

Ch 4. Phonons I. Crystal Vibrations

1. Vibrations of Crystals With Monatomic Basis

2. Two Atoms Per Primitive Basis

3. Quantization of Elastic Waves

4. Phonon Momentum 

Ch 5. Phonons II. Thermal Properties

1. Phonon Heat Capacity

2. Anharmonic Crystal Interactions

3. Thermal Conduction 

Ch 6. Free Electron Fermi Gas

1. Energy Levels In One Dimension

2. Effect of Temperature On The Fermi-Dirac Distribution

3. Free Electron Gas In Three Dimensions

4. Heat Capacity of The Electron Gas

5. Electrical Conductivity And Ohm’s Law

6. Motion In Magnetic Fields

7. Thermal Conductivity of Metals

8. Nanostrutures 

Ch 7. Energy Bands

1. Nearly Free Electron Model

2. Bloch Functions

3. Kronig-Penney Model

4. Wave Equation of Electron In A Periodic Potential

Ch 8. Semiconductor Crystals

1. Band Gap

2. Equation of Motion

3. Intrinsic Carrier Concentration

4. Impurity Conductivity

5. Thermoelectric Effects

6. Semimetals

7. Superlattices

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