| CODE | PHY3150 | ||||||
| TITLE | Solid State Physics | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physics | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Macroscopic description of solids: Classification of solids; mechanical properties of solids; magnetic and dielectric properties of solids Structure of solids: Crystal Structure; types of atomic bonding; X-ray and neutron diffraction; reciprocal Lattice; crystal defects Lattice dynamics: Lattice vibrations (phonons); Einstein and Debye models of specific heat Electrons in metals: Classical free-electron models; quantised electron gas; band theory of solids; Kronig-Penny model; electron dynamics Semiconductors: Equilibrium electron statistics; electron transport in semiconductors; semiconductor-metal and semiconductor-semiconductor junctions Recommended Texts: J S Blakemore, Solid State Physics, Cambridge University Press C Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley and Sons N W Ashcroft, N D Mermin and D Mermin, Solid State Physics, International Thomson Publishing |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: PHY3160 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Vittorio Peano |
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