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PHZ6426 Solid State Physics I- Fall 2013
Th
i
s page contains selected lecture notes
and class presentations.
History of Solid State Physics
Dirac-Kronig-Penney Model
Types of band structure: Metals, Insulators, Semi-metals
Crystal structure
Tight-binding model in 1D and 2D; Bloch oscillations
Graphene
Double-well and Tight-binding Model (pdf)
Perturbation theory and Nearly-Free Electron Model (pdf)
Periodic Table
Notes: diamagnetism of free electrons
Experiment: Quantum magneto-oscillations and Integer Quantum Hall effect
Fermi surfaces of real metals
Lattice dynamics: phonon density of states, van Hove singularities,
amplitude of atomic vibrations
Mermin's derivation of the Debye-Waller factor (J. Math. Phys 7, 1038 (1966)
Experiment: specific heat, T dependence of the resistivity,
Boltzmann equation for electron-impurity sctattering
Boltzmann equation for electron-phonon scattering
Experiment: Classical Hall effect, specific heat
Edge-state picture of Integer Quantum Hall Effect
Bandstructure of several semiconductors
Spin-orbit interaction in semiconductors
Experiment: Temperature dependence of the resistivity and Hall constants in semiconductors
Boltzmann theory of electron transport
Thermoelectric power
Quantum-interference effects in transport
University of Florida
Department of Physics