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Solid state physics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-3302/01
Abbreviation FPLn
Course title Solid state physics
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava

Osnova předmětu

- Crystal lattice, crystal symmetry, crystal lattice of solids, Bravais lattices, primitive cell, Wigner-Seitz cell, crystal symmetry, symmetry operations, symmetry and physical properties of crystals, Miller indices, X-ray diffraction, reciprocal space, Rentgen diffraction, diffractometry, real and reciprocal space, Fourier transform, Brillouin zone
- Introduction to quantum theory I, equation of motion in classical mechanics, interference of waves, photoelectric effect, electron diffraction, duality of waves and particles, Young experiment, applications of wave properties of particles, Planck constant, resolution of electron microscopy and lithography
- Introduction to quantum theory II, Shrodinger equation, solution for rectangular potential, quantum well, spectra of atoms, tunnel effect through potential barrier, scanning tunneling microscopy
- Quantum description of electron state in solids, electron in periodic potential of crystals, Kronig-Penney model, band theory of solids, Brillouin zone, Fermi ennergy
- Mechanical properties of solids I, chemical bounds in solids, Lennard-Jones potential, impact to physical properties, macroscopic description of elastic properties of solids, Hook law
- Mechanical properties of solids II, tensor description Hook law, stress and strain tensors, tensor of elastic coefficient for a cubic crystal, microscopic description of elasticity and strength, plastic deformation, defects and dislocations
- Lattice vibration in solids, vibrations o crystal lattice, phonons, optical and acoustic phonons, dispersion of phonons
- Thermal properties of solids, thermal properties of solids, thermal capacity, thermal conductivity of solids, thermal expansion
- Electric properties of solids, description of electric properties, charge conductivity and mobility, Hall effect, band structure and electric properties of solids, conductors, dielectrics, and semiconductors
- Semiconductor physics, semiconductor applications in microelectronics, density of electron states, electric properties of semiconductors, effective mass, dopands in semiconductors, effects at interfaces, transistor, applications in electronics
- Optical properties o solids, description of optical properties, complex index of retardation, permittivity, electromagnetic waves, models for dispersion o optical properties, Drude theory, contribution of free and bound electrons, applications o optical properties, reflection, absorption, principle of lasers and their applications, spectroscopy
- Magnetic properties of solids, magnetic properties o solids, force interaction in magnetic field, diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic properties, magnetic domains, magnetic anisotropy, applications o magnetic materials, data storage, medicine, superconductivity
Magnetic properties of solids, magnetic properties o solids, force interaction in magnetic field, diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic properties, magnetic domains, magnetic anisotropy, applications o magnetic materials, data storage, medicine, superconductivity

Povinná literatura

KITTEL, Ch. Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 8th ed., 2022.
HUMMEL, R. E. Electronic Properties of Materials, Springer New York, NY, 4th ed., 2011.
HOFMANN, P. Solid State Physics: An Introduction, 2nd ed., Wiley-VCH, 2015.

Doporučená literatura

WAHAB, M. A. Solid state physics: Structure and properties of materials, Narosa, 3rd ed., 2015.
IBACH, H. and H. LUTH, Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Priciples and Material Sciences, Springer, 4th ed., 2009.
SIMON, S. H. The Oxford Solid State Basics (Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2013.