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Week Due |
Exercises |
Lectures |
contact hours |
Topics List |
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Structure and interatomic forces: The crystalline state, the 14- Bravis lattices and the 7-xl* systems, elements of symmetry, Nomenclature of xl directions and xl planes, Muller indices, Amorphous solids and liquids, Interatomic forces, types of bonding. |
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X-ray, Neutron and electron diffraction in crystals, Generation & absorption of X-ray, Bragg's law, Scattering from an atom, scattering from a crystal, the reciprocal lattice and X-ray diffraction, the diffraction condition and Bragg's law, Experimental techniques, Other X-ray applications in solid-state physics, Neutron diffraction, electron diffraction. |
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Lattice vibrations: Thermal, Acoustic and optical properties, elastic waves, enumeration of modes, density of states of a continuous medium, Specific heat: models of Einstein and Debye, The phonon, Lattice waves, Density of states of a lattice. |
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The Dude theory of metals, Basic assumption of the model, collision or relaxation times,, DC electric conductivity, AC electric conductivity, Thermal conductivity. The Somerfield theory of conduction, Weidman-Franz law, The band theory of solids, Nearly free electron model (origin of the energy gap), magnitude of energy gap, Bloch functions, wave equation of electron in periodic potential, The Kronic-Penny model, Bragg-reflection and energy gap. |
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Brillion zones, metals, insulators and semiconductors, Band gap, Intrinsic semiconductors, extrinsic semiconductors, effect of temperatures on the semiconductor carrier densities in doped semiconductor. |
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Dielectric properties and insulator: Polarizations and type of polarization, the relation between dielectric constant and polarization, effect of temperature on on the dielectric constant, examples of dielectric crystal, materials, piezoelectric-ferroelectric properties. |
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Magnetism and magnetic properties of materials: Diamagnetism, paramagnetism ferromagnetism, ferromagnetic materials and feriLangvin theory in diamagnetism. |
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Superconductivity: characteristics of superconductivity, Missner effect, Types of superconductors and their B-J-T phase diagrams, Flux-quantization, GL and BCS theories. |
Learning Resources
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Text Book |
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Reference's name |
publisher |
Release |
Author |
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Introduction to Solid State Physics |
Wiley |
6th edition |
Charles Kittel |
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Solid State Physics |
Wiley |
2nd edition |
H.E. Hall |