Solid State Physics

Eine klar strukturierte und prägnante Einführung in das Thema. Neben allen grundlegenden Phänomenen und Konzepten werden auch schwierigere Themen wie Magnetismus und Supraleitfähigkeit behandelt. Setzt nur Grundlagenwissen in Mathematik voraus.

PrefaceCRYSTAL STRUCTURESGeneral Description of Crystal StructuresSome Important Crystal StructuresCrystal Structure DeterminationFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsBONDING IN SOLIDSAttractive and Repulsive ForcesIonic BondingCovalent BondingMetallic BondingHdrogen Bondingvan der Waals BondingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsMECHANICAL PROPERTIESElastic DeformationPlastic DeformationFractureFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsTHERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE LATTICELattice VibrationsHeat Capacity of the LatticeThermal ConductivityThermal ExpansionAllotropic Phase Transitions and MeltingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF METALS: CLASSICAL APPROACHBasic Assumptions of the Drude ModelResults from the Drude ModelShortcomings of the Drude ModelFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS: QUANTUM MECHANICAL APPROACHThe Idea of Energy BandsFree Electron ModelThe General Form of the Electronic StatesNearly Free Electron ModelTight-Binding ModelEnergy Bands in Real SolidsTransport PropertiesBrief Review of Some Key IdeasFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsSEMICONDUCTORSIntrinsic SemiconductorsDoped SemiconductorsConductivity and SemiconductorsSemiconductor DevicesFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsMAGNETISMMacroscopic DescriptionQuantum Mechaical Description of MagnetismParamagnetism and Diamagnetism in AtomsWeak Magnetism in SolidsMagnetic OrderingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsDIELECTRICSMacroscopic DescriptionMicroscopic PolarizationThe Local FieldFrequency Dependence of the Dielectric ConstantOther EffectsFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsSUPERCONDUCTIVITYBasic Experimental FactsSome Theoretical AspectsExperimental Detection of the GapCoherence of the Superconducting StateType I and Type II SuperconductorsHigh-Temperature SuperconductivityConcluding RemarksFurther ReadingDiscusson and ProblemsFINITE SOLIDS AND NANOSTRUCTURESQuantum ConfinementSurfaces and InterfacesMagnetism on the NanoscaleFurther Reading Discussion and ProblemsAPPENDIXExplicit Forms of Vector OperationsDifferential Form of the Maxwell EquationsMaxwell Equations in MatterIndex