530094 Kiinteän olomuodon fysiikka I,

Kevät 2010, periodit III-IV (10 op)

530094 Solid state physics I,

Spring 2010, periods III-IV (10 ECTS cr)

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Lectures

Wednesdays 12-14 and Thursdays 12-14 (Physicum D106)
The lectures are held in Finnish. However, the exercises and the exercise sessions will be given in English. Non-Finnish speaking students willing to attend the course should contact the lecturer for details.

Lecturers

Szabolcs Galambosi (period III)
Mikko Hakala (period IV)

Schedule

20.1.	Introduction, general stuff
21.1.	Bravais lattices, crystal structure (Chapter 1)

27.1.	Crystal structure, lattice planes, Miller indices (Chapter 1)
28.1.	Intro to x-ray diffraction, reciprocal lattice (Chapter 11. - 11.2.)

3.2.	X-ray diffraction, structure factor, atomic scattering factor (Chapters 1.4, 11 - 11.4.2.)
4.2.

Students may also download the lecture notes. The required username and password are given during the lectures.

Exercises

The exercises are supervised by Tuomas Pylkkänen
The deadline for handing in the solutions: Mondays 12 o'clock.
Exercise sessions: Mondays 16-18 room D115.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Course material

Recommended books:

Hook & Hall, Solid State Physics, 2nd edition (1991), John Wiley & Sons. (course book)
Ashcroft and Mermin: Solid State Physics
Burns: Solid State Physics
Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics
Myers: Introductory Solid State Physics
Lähteenkorva: Materiaalifysiikka (terminologiaa suomeksi)
WWW

Grading

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Aim of the course

to give basic information on solid state physics for students in e.g. material science, condensed matter physics, structural chemistry and biology
learn to understand the physical background of electric, magnetic and structural properties in the solid state
review significant novel discoveries in solid state physics (e.g. high-temperature superconductors, 1D and 2D structures, quasicrystals)
review experimental methods used in solid state physics

Topics

Crystal structure
- the crystal lattice
- typical crystal structures
- x-ray diffraction and crystal structure
- interatomic forces and bonding
Crystal dynamics
- lattice vibrations of 1D crystals, sound waves
- lattice vibrations of 3D crystals
- phonons
- heat capacity from lattice vibrations
- anharmonic effects
- thermal conduction by phonons
Free electrons in metals
- the free electron model
- transport properties of the conduction electrons
The effect of the periodic lattice potential, energy bands
- nearly free electron theory
- classification of crystalline solids
- methods for computing energy bands
Semiconductors
- charge carriers in semiconductors
- intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
- transport properties of semiconductors
Semiconductor devices
- p-n-junctions and their applications
- metal-oxide-semiconductors
Superconductivity
- magnetic properties of superconductors
- traditional superconductors and the theoretical basis of their properties
- macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconductors
- high-temperature superconductors
The interaction of electromagnetic radiation and solids
- diffraction condition and the reciprocal lattice
- atomic form factor and structure factor, Bloch's theorem
Scattering of electrons and neutrons from solids
- comparison of x-ray, neutron and electron interactions with atoms
- neutron scattering, phonon spectroscopy
- electron scattering, electron microscopes
- magnetic scattering
Real metals
- the Fermi surface and its experimental determination
Low dimensional systems
- the 2D electron gas
- the quantum Hall effect
- resonant tunneling devices

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