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====== PH 575 Introduction to Solid State Physics, Spring 2009======

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  * This website is http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/COURSES/ph575
  *[[info|Course Information]]
  *[[worksheets|Worksheets and journal articles used during the class]]

  * {{:poster_guidelines.pdf|Poster Guidelines}}

===== Week 1 =====

^Day^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments|
|{{:l1.pdf|1}}|Mon 3/30|Introduction|[[info|Course information]]|Meet each other, Overview of course, New materials|{{:hw1.pdf|HW#1}}|
|{{:L2.pdf|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|
|{{:L4.pdf|4}}|Mon 4/6| Homo- and heteronuclear diatomic molecule|S: Ch. 2, pp. 25-35|molecular orbitals in 1D| {{hw2.pdf|HW#2}} |
|{{:L5.pdf|5}}|Wed 4/8|Heteronuclear chain|S: Ch. 2, pp. 38-52|molecular orbitals in 1D|hw1 solns posted|
|{{:L6.pdf|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|
|{{:l7.pdf|7}}|Mon 4/13|2D & 3D square lattice|S: Ch. 4, pp. 74-80|2D bandstructure, Brillioun zone|{{:hw3.pdf|HW #3}}|
|{{:l8.pdf|8}}|Wed 4/15|2D & 3D square lattice |-|-| hw2 solns posted  |
|{{:l10.pdf|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|Wien 2k]]|Intro to band structure software| hw 3 solns posted |
|12|Fri 4/24|Midterm 1|-|-| - |

===== Week 5 =====

^Day^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments|
|{{l12.pdf|13}}|Mon 4/27|Effective mass, Holes, Bloch oscillations |S: Ch5, pp. 80-86|-|-|
|{{l13.pdf|14}}|Wed 4/29|Band gaps, Si band structure|  S: Ch5, pp. 101-111 | - | {{hw4.pdf|HW #4}} |
|{{l16.pdf|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|
|{{:L17.pdf|16}}|Mon 5/4|Free electron theory|S: Ch. 7, pp. 132-139, (K: Ch. 6)|Drude model of conductivity|-|
|{{:L18.pdf|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| {{:hw5-1.pdf|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|
|{{:L19.pdf|19}}|Mon 5/11|Semiconductors|K: 187-191; AM: 562-570| Electrical properties| - |
|{{:L20.pdf|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|
|{{:L22.pdf|25}}|Mon 5/18|Magnetism| K: 302-303, 315-317; AM: 653-659,661-664 |Pauli paramagnetism, transition metals | {{:hw6.pdf|HW #6}} |
|{{:L23.pdf|26}}|Wed 5/20|Magnetism|K: 323-326; AM:? | Exchange interactions, ferromagnets, GMR|-|
|27|Fri 5/22| Midterm 2| {{:Equation_2.pdf|Equation sheet}} | - | - |

===== Week 9 =====
^Day^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments|
|22|Mon 5/25| Memorial Day - No class | - | - |-|
|{{:L24.pdf|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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