Advanced Solid State Physics Notes

Introductory Solid State Physics

This note covers Bravais lattice or how to pack a crystal, Symmetry as the guiding principle, Systematics of crystals symmetry groups, Unpacking the crystal structure, Spaces of crystallography, Structure factor, Bonding in crystals, Mechanical properties, Dielectric properties, Phonons and sound, Phonons and light and phonons and the reciprocal lattice.

Author(s): Leipzig University

65 Pages

Solid State Theory Manfred Sigrist

Solid state physics is one of the most active and versatile branches of modern physics that have developed in the wake of the discovery of quantum mechanics. It deals with problems concerning the properties of materials and, more generally, systems with many degrees of freedom, ranging from fundamental questions to technological applications. The topics explained in this pdf include:Introduction, Electrons in the periodic crystal - band structure, Metals, Itinerant electrons in a magnetic field, Landau’s Theory of Fermi Liquids, Transport properties of metals, Magnetism in metals, Magnetism of localized moments.

Author(s): Manfred Sigrist

164 Pages

Solid State Physics by Mike Godfrey

This note explains the following topics: Crystal structure, X-ray crystallography, Electrons in crystals, Electrons in a periodic potential, Semiclassical dynamics of Bloch electrons, Free-electron bands and crystal structure, Cyclotron resonance, Magnetism, Electrons in a magnetic field, Magnetism of a gas of free electrons, Ordered magnetic states, Ferromagnetic groundstate and excitations .

Author(s): Mike Godfrey

NA Pages

Notes for Solid State Theory by Andreas Wacker

This note describes the following topics: Band structure, Transport, Magnetism, Dielectric function and semiconductor lasers, Quantum kinetics of many-particle systems, Electron-Electron interaction, Superconductivity.

Author(s): Andreas Wacker

88 Pages

Introduction to Solid State Physics by National Taiwan Normal University

This note explains the following topics: Crystal structure, Wave diffraction and the reciprocal lattice, Crystal binding and elastic constants, Phonons, Free-electron Fermi gas, Energy bands, Fermi surface and metals, Semiconductor crystals, Superconductivity, Diamagnetism and paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, Magnetic resonance, Plasmons, polaritons and polarons, Optical processes and excitons, Dielectrics and ferroelectrics.

Author(s): National Taiwan Normal University

NA Pages

Introduction to Solid State Physics by University of Nebrask

This note explains the following topics: Crystal Structure, X-Ray Diffraction and Reciprocal Lattice, Crystal Binding, Elastic Properties , Lattice Vibrations, Thermal Properties, Free-Electron Model,Electron Transport, Energy Bands, Electron Dynamics and Fermi Surfaces, Methods for Calculating Band Structure, Semiconductors, Optical Properties of Solids, Dielectric Properties of Insulators, Magnetic Properties.

Author(s): University of Nebrask

NA Pages

Solid State Physics Introduction Lecture notes

This note covers the following topics:  The electronic structure: tight-binding method and nearly free-electron model, Comparison of results for tight-binding and nearly-free electron model, Formalization: Bloch theorem, Phonons in one dimension, Periodicity, Effect of a basis on the electronic structure, Crystal structures, The reciprocal lattice, Tight-binding in two dimensions, Optical spectroscopy, Quantum-mechanical treatment of optical spectroscopy, Relation to absorption, Thomas-Fermi screening, Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism, Electron-phonon interaction, Transition temperature, Ginzburg-Landau theory, Flux quantization and the Josephson effect.

Author(s): Michel van Veenendaal

107 Pages

Advanced Solid State Physics Notes

This note covers the following Topics includes: Schrodinger Equation, Quantization, Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field, Photonic Crystals, Phonons, Electrons, Crystal Physics, Magnetism and Response to Electric and Magnetic Fields, Transport Regimes, Quasiparticles, Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics, Superconductivity.

Author(s): Michael Mayrhofer-R, Patrick Kraus, Christoph Heil, Hannes Brandner, Nicola Schlatter, Immanuel Mayrhuber, Stefan Kirnstötter, Alexander Volk, Gernot Kapper, Reinhold Hetzel

205 Pages