Table of Contents
PH 575 Introduction to Solid State Physics, Spring 2009
Week 1
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 3/30 | Introduction | Course information | Meet each other, Overview of course, New materials | HW#1 |
| 2 | Wed 4/1 | H-atom | Sutton Ch1, pp. 9-20, Ch. 2, pp. 21-25 | Atomic orbitals, quantum mechanics review | - |
| 3 | Fri 4/3 | QM formalism | S: Ch. 2, pp. 21-25 | Projections of orbitals; matrix elements | - |
Week 2
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mon 4/6 | Homo- and heteronuclear diatomic molecule | S: Ch. 2, pp. 25-35 | molecular orbitals in 1D | HW#2 |
| 5 | Wed 4/8 | Heteronuclear chain | S: Ch. 2, pp. 38-52 | molecular orbitals in 1D | hw1 solns posted |
| 6 | Fri 4/10 | Reciprocal space, density of states | S: Ch. 2, pp. 58-63 | Bloch functions, k-space | - |
Week 3
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mon 4/13 | 2D & 3D square lattice | S: Ch. 4, pp. 74-80 | 2D bandstructure, Brillioun zone | HW #3 |
| 8 | Wed 4/15 | 2D & 3D square lattice | - | - | hw2 solns posted |
| 9 | Fri 4/17 | Reciprocal space | (K:Ch2); (A&M:Ch5) | 2D, 3D k-space, Brillioun zone | Topic for paper due |
Week 4
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mon 4/20 | Fermi surface, density of states | S: Ch. 4, pp. 80-92 | - | - |
| 11 | Wed 4/22 | Wien 2k | Wien 2k | Intro to band structure software | hw 3 solns posted |
| 12 | Fri 4/24 | Midterm 1 | - | - | - |
Week 5
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mon 4/27 | Effective mass, Holes, Bloch oscillations | S: Ch5, pp. 80-86 | - | - |
| 14 | Wed 4/29 | Band gaps, Si band structure | S: Ch5, pp. 101-111 | - | HW #4 |
| 15 | Fri 5/1 | Free electron theory - specific heat | S: Ch7, pp. 132-139;Ch8 158-162 (K: Ch. 6) | - | - |
Week 6
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mon 5/4 | Free electron theory | S: Ch. 7, pp. 132-139, (K: Ch. 6) | Drude model of conductivity | - |
| 17 | Wed 5/6 | Free electron theory | S: Ch. 7, pp. 140-144, pp. 144-157, Ch. 8, pp. 158-160,K: Ch. 6) | FE bands, nearly free electrons, Fermi-Dirac statistics | HW #5 |
| 18 | Fri 5/8 | Free electron theory | S: Ch. 8, pp. 162-165, pp. 165-166, K: Ch14 | conductivity, hall effect, optical response | Outline for paper due |
Week 7
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mon 5/11 | Semiconductors | K: 187-191; AM: 562-570 | Electrical properties | - |
| 20 | Wed 5/13 | Semiconductors | K: 191-209; AM: 562-570 | Optical properties | - |
| 21 | Fri 5/15 | Semiconductors | K: 209-214; AM: 577-582 | - | - |
Week 8
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mon 5/18 | Magnetism | K: 302-303, 315-317; AM: 653-659,661-664 | Pauli paramagnetism, transition metals | HW #6 |
| 26 | Wed 5/20 | Magnetism | K: 323-326; AM:? | Exchange interactions, ferromagnets, GMR | - |
| 27 | Fri 5/22 | Midterm 2 | Equation sheet | - | - |
Week 9
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Mon 5/25 | Memorial Day - No class | - | - | - |
| 23 | Wed 5/27 | Phonons | K: Ch4&5; AM:Ch 22&23 | - | - |
| 24 | Fri 5/29 | Phonons | - | - | Paper due |
Week 10
| Day | Topic | Reading | Summary | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Mon 6/1 | Nanoparticles | K: Ch 18 | - | - |
| 29 | Wed 6/3 | Nanoparticles | - | - | - |
| 30 | Fri 6/5 | Nanoparticles | - | - | - |
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