Solid State Physics II

(Spring 2018)



  1. •Lectures: Class P103; Sun. & Thur., 9:30-11:00

  2. •Tutorials: Class P101; Sat. 10:00-12:00



Lecturer: Ali G. Moghaddam & Saeed Abedinpour

   

Course's syllabus:


  1. •Crystal structure (Bravais lattices, primitive lattice vectors, unit cell, basis, categorizations)

  2. •Reciprocal lattices (relation to Fourier transformation, Brillouin zones, Miller indices)

  3. •Electrons in periodic potentials (nearly-free electrons, Bloch;s theorem, tight-binding revisited)

  4. •Insulators, semiconductor and metals (band structure, conductivity, optical transitions)

  5. •semiconductor physics (electrons & holes, doping and impurities, devices: p-n junctions, transistors)

  6. •Magnetism of atoms and molecules (basics, Hund’s laws, paramagnetism & diamagnetism)

  7. •Magnetic ordering (ferromagnets, antiferromagnets, ferrimagnets, symmetry breaking)

  8. •Magnetic domains & hysteresis (crystal fields and anisotropy, Bloch/Neel walls, domain pinning)


References:


  1. •The Oxford Solid State Basics, Steven H. Simon (Oxford University Press, 2013) [main textbook]

  2. •Introduction to solid state physics, Charles Kittel (8th edition, New York, Wiley, 1996)


Homework Assignments:


         Any problem set should be retuned back with your solutions after two weeks.


Exams:

  1. •Midterm exam: 19 Ordibehesht 1397

  2. •Final exam: 5 Tir 1397



Course's Evaluation: 

Final grades will be based on: homework assignments (30%) + midterm exam (30%) + final exam (40%)



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Solid State Physics I

(Winter 2018)



  1. •Lectures: Class P103; Sat. & Mon., 8:00-9:30

  2. •Tutorials: Class P103; Wed. 10:00-12:00



Lecturer: Ali G. Moghaddam

   

Course's syllabus:


  1. •What is condensed matter? (why we study it? why particularly solid state system?)

  2. •Toy models I: specific heat of solids (quantum oscillators, from Einstein to Debye)

  3. •Toy models II: Electrons in metal and conductivity (Drude model, electric and thermal transport)

  4. •Toy models III: Electrons in metal (quantum aspects, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Sommerfeld theory)

  5. •Atomistic view of materials (periodic table, orbitals, chemical bondings, energy scales)

  6. •Heuristic approach to one-dimensional (1D) systems

  7. •1D chain of mass & spring (concept of reciprocal lattice, energy dispersion, phonons: quantized modes)

  8. •1D tight binding model (electron hopping, band dispersions and gaps, crystal momentum)


References:


  1. •The Oxford Solid State Basics, Steven H. Simon (Oxford University Press, 2013) [main textbook]

  2. •Introduction to solid state physics, Charles Kittel (8th edition, New York, Wiley, 1996)


Homework Assignments:


         Any problem set should be retuned back with your solutions after two weeks.


Exams:

  1. •Midterm exam: 14 Bahman 1396

  2. •Final exam: 21 Esfand 1396



Course's Evaluation: 

Final grades will be based on: homework assignments (30%) + midterm exam (30%) + final exam (40%)



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