Solid state physics : a primer /

This book is a self-contained undergraduate textbook in solid state physics. Most excellent existing textbooks in this area are aimed at advanced students and/or have an encyclopaedic content; therefore, they are often overwhelmingly difficult and/or too wide for undergraduates. In contrast, this bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colombo, Luciano, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
IOP ebooks. 2021 collection.
Temas:
Solid state physics.
Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to : 'Solid state physics : a primer'
  • part I. Preliminary concepts. 1. The overall picture
  • 1.1. Basic definitions
  • 1.2. Synopsis of atomic physics
  • 1.3. Setting up the atomistic model for a solid state system
  • 1.4. Mastering many-body features
  • 2. The crystalline atomic architecture
  • 2.1. Translational invariance, symmetry, and defects
  • 2.2. The direct lattice
  • 2.3. Crystal structures
  • 2.4. The reciprocal lattice
  • 2.5. Lattice defects
  • 2.6. Classification of solids
  • 2.7. Cohesive energy
  • part II. Vibrational, thermal, and elastic properties
  • 3. Lattice dynamics
  • 3.1. Conceptual layout
  • 3.2. Dynamics of one-dimensional crystals
  • 3.3. Dynamics of three-dimensional crystals
  • 3.4. The physical origin of the LO-TO splitting
  • 3.5. Quantum theory of harmonic crystals
  • 3.6. Experimental measurement of phonon dispersion relations
  • 3.7. The vibrational density of states
  • 4. Thermal properties
  • 4.1. The lattice heat capacity
  • 4.2. Anharmonic effects
  • 4.3. Thermal transport
  • 5. Elastic properties
  • 5.1. Basic definitions
  • 5.2. Linear elasticity
  • 5.3. Elastic moduli
  • 5.4. Thermoelasticity
  • part III. Electronic structure. 6. Electrons in crystals : general features
  • 6.1. The conceptual framework
  • 6.2. The Fermi-Dirac distribution function
  • 6.3. The Bloch theorem
  • 6.4. Electrons in a periodic potential
  • 7. Free electron theory
  • 7.1. General features of the metallic state
  • 7.2. The classical (Drude) theory of the conduction gas
  • 7.3. The quantum (Sommerfeld) theory of the conduction gas
  • 8. The band theory
  • 8.1. The general picture
  • 8.2. The tight-binding method
  • 8.3. General features of the band structure
  • 8.4. Experimental determination of the band structure
  • 8.5. Other methods to calculate the band structure
  • 9. Semiconductors
  • 9.1. Some preliminary concepts
  • 9.2. Microscopic theory of charge transport
  • 9.3. Charge carriers statistics
  • 9.4. Optical absorption
  • 10. Density functional theory
  • 10.1. Setting the problem and cleaning up the formalism
  • 10.2. The Hohenberg-Kohn theorem
  • 10.3. The Kohn-Sham equations
  • 10.4. The exchange-correlation functional
  • 10.5. The practical implementation and applications
  • part IV. Concluding remarks. 11. What is missing in this 'primer'
  • part V. Appendices.

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