Solid State Physics

Yuan Ming Huang

Fall Semester, 2012
　
Table of Contents

Introduction (Lecture notes download)
0.1

Instructors
0.2 Requirements
0.3 Aims and objectives
0.4 Syllabus
0.5 Assessment
0.6 Contents
0.7 Class schedule
　 　
Chapter 1: Crystal Structures (Lecture notes download)
1.1 Solid State Physics
1.2 Crystal structures
1.3 Bravais lattice
1.4 Lattice classification
1.5 Lattice systems
1.6 Miller indices
1.7 Close packing and packing efficiency
1.8 Typical crystal structures
　 Problem Set 1
　 　

Chapter 2: Reciprocal Lattice (Lecture notes download)
2.1 Most common crystal structures
2.2 Reciprocal lattice
2.3 Reciprocal lattices of most common crystals
2.4 Brillouin zone
2.5 Critical points in the first Brillouin zone
　 Problem Set 2 
　 　
Chapter 3: Crystal binding forces and elastic constants (Lecture notes download)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Interatomic forces
3.3 Types of bonding in crystals
3.4 Van der Waals force
3.5 Ionic bonding
3.6 Covalent bonding
3.7 Metallic bonding
3.8 Hydrogen bonds
　 Problem Set 3
　 　
Chapter 4: Lattice Vibration I (phonons) (Lecture notes download)
4.1 Lattice vibration
4.2 Linear lattice with monoatomic unit cell
4.3 Linear lattice with diatomic unit cell
4.4 Phonon
　 Problem Set 4
　 　
Chapter 5: Lattice Vibration II (thermal properties) (Lecture notes download)
5.1 Phonons
5.2 Debye model
5.3 Specific heat capacity
　 Problem Set 5
　 　

Chapter 6: Free-Electrons in Solids and Fermi Gas (Lecture notes download)
6.1 Fermi gas and free electron model
6.2 Free electrons in one Dimension
6.3 The Fermi-Dirac distribution
6.4 Electrons in three dimensions
6.5 Electron heat capacity
　 Problem Set 6   
　 　
Chapter 7: Energy levels and electronic band structure (Lecture notes download)
7.1 Empty lattice approximation
7.2 Electrons in one-dimensional lattice
7.3 Kronig–Penney model
7.4 Bloch Theorem
7.5 Band gap
7.6 Plane wave method and central equations
7.7 Conclusion remarks
　 Problem Set 7   
　 　

Appendix
　 Period Table of Elements
　 Greek Alphabet
　 Radius of Elements
　 Radius of Element Ions
　 Table of Electronegativity
　 Electromagnetic Spectrum
　 Textbook Chapter 1 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 2 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 3 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 4 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 5 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 6 (in Chinese)
　 Textbook Chapter 7 (in Chinese)