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| 0351-3217 | Introdction to Solid State Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 3.0
Course description
- Crystal structure and symmetry: Bravais lattice, reciprocal lattice, Brillouin zone, structure factor, diffraction
- Crystal binding: molecular crystals, ionic crystals, covalent crystals, metals
- Lattice vibrations: phonon spectrum, thermal properties, Debye model, crystal stability
- Electronic properties of crystals: classical electron gas, quantum electron gas, transport properties, effect of periodic potential, Bloch theorem, energy bands, Kronig-Penney model, weak potential, tight-binding approximation, semiconductors