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Week 1 |
Overview of condensed matter physics. Start theory of metals. Reading: Marder review the book, Chapter 6 |
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Week 2 |
MLK Day. No Classes. |
Sommerfeld Model of metals Reading: Marder Ch. 6 |
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Week 3 |
Finite temperature properties of the free electron gas. Start the Boltzmann equation and transport theory Reading: Marder Ch. 6 and Ch. 17 |
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Week 4 |
Finish Boltzmann. Start the Bravis lattice and reciprocal lattice Reading: Marder Ch. 17, then Ch. 1, 2, and 3 |
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Week 5 |
Continue the reciprocal lattice and diffraction in solids Reading: Marder Ch. 3 |
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Electrons in a periodic potential: Energy bands, metals, insulators and semiconductors. Reading: Marder Ch. 7 |
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Electronic band structure calculations Reading: Marder Ch. 8, 9, and 10 |
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Semiclassical electron dynamics Reading: Marder Ch. 16 and 17 |
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Cohesion of solids Reading: Marder Ch. 11 |
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Vibrations in solids: Phonons Reading: Marder Ch. 13 |
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Spring Break. No classes. |
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Homogeneous semiconductors. Reading: Marder Ch. 19 |
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Inhomogeneous semiconductors: Semiconductor devices. Reading: Marder Ch. 19 |
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Magnetic solids Reading: Marder Ch. 24 |
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Week 15
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Superconductivity Reading: Marder Ch. 27 |
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Week 16 |
Special topics (Molecular electronics perhaps!) |
Last Day of classes
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