Solid State Physics
615.757

Course Description
Students examine concepts and methods employed in condensed matter physics with applications in materials science, surface physics, and electronic devices. Topics include atomic and electronic structure of crystalline solids and their role in determining the elastic, transport, and magnetic properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators. The effects of structural and chemical disorder on these properties are also discussed.

Syllabus

1. Course Introduction, Drude Theory
2. Sommerfeld Theory
3. Crystal Lattices
4. Reciprocal Lattice
5. Bloch's Theorem
6. Nearly-free Electrons
7. Midterm
8. Semiclassical Dynamics
9. Fermi Surface
10. Vibrational Properties
11. Semiconductors
12. Semiconductors
13. Magnetism, Superconductivity
14. Final

Prerequisites
615.454 Quantum Mechanics or the equivalent.

Instructor
Mario Ancona is a research physicist in the Electronic Science and Technology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory. Dr. Ancona is also an instructor in the Johns Hopkins part-time program in applied physics teaching solid state physics, computational physics, superlattices and heterostructure devices and electromagnetics.
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Textbook
Solid State Physics by N.W. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin

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Fall 1997