Lecture Notes on Solid State Physics

Course notes for Solid State Physics by Jacques Tempere

This note covers Second quantization, Electrons and phonons, Greens functions and feynman diagrams, Dielectric function and linear response and Superconductivity.

Author(s): Prof Dr Jacques Tempere

155 Pages

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

Elementary Solid State Physics UOU

The topics in this pdf include: Crystal structure, Band theory of Solids, Specific Heat Dielectric and Magnetic properties of Materials.

Author(s): Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University

219 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 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

Introduction to solid state theory by Prof. Thomas Pruschke

This note explains the following topics: The solid as quantum system, The homogeneous electron gas, Lattices and crystals, Electrons in a periodic potential, Lattice dynamics, Electron Dynamics, Magnetism, Superconductivity, Theory of scattering from crystals.

Author(s): Prof. Thomas Pruschke

197 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