Solid State Physics, Lectures

After the course, the student has a generic understanding of the field of solid state physics as the most extensive subfield of modern physics today. The student understands the basic classical and quantum mechanical concepts behind the description of matter and different materials. The student has knowledge and understanding of lattice structures, metals, semiconductors, magnetism, dielectrics, superconductivity, nanostructures, and artificial condensed matter systems.

Core content

• Bonding and atomic crystals
• Mechanical and thermal properties of materials
• Metals: Classical and quantum mechanical approach
• Semiconductors
• Magnetism, dielectrics, superconductivity, nanostructures

Complementary knowledge

• Lattice structures and theoretical modeling of lattices
• Defects, vibrations, phonons, specific heat
• Free-electron model, density of states
• pn-junction, diode, transistor, LED
• Diamagnetism and paramagnetism, magnetic ordering, polarizability, London theory, Meissner effect

Specialist knowledge

• Non-periodic solids, amorphous materials, van der Waals interactions
• Thermal conductivity
• Bloch theorem, Hall effect, quantum Hall effect
• Solar cells, semiconductor quantum dots
• Low-dimensional systems, BCS theory, quantum devices

Common

Blended Learning:

08.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00
09.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
15.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00
16.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
22.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00
23.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
29.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00
30.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
05.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00
06.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
12.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00
19.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00
20.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)
26.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00
27.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Festia FC112 opetustila (44)

Exercise:

17.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)
24.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)
31.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)
07.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)
21.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)
28.04.2022 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D harjoitussali (40)

Recommended Prerequisites

• Basics of Quantum Mechanics, FYS.230, 5 cr
• Structure of Matter, FYS.232, 5 cr

Solid State Physics - Introduction, by Philip Hofmann

Introduction to Solid State Physics, by Charles Kittel

General scale, 0-5