Syllabus for Solid State Physics I
PHYS3110
Current Lecturer
Prof. Haixia CAO Email: hxcao@suda.edu.cn
Prof. Xuefeng WANG Email: wxf@suda.edu.cn
Course Time
6th Semester
Lectures: 4 sessions/week, 50min /session. 18 weeks.
Course Description
Solid State Physics I is a basic course of Applied Physics. The subject focuses on the relationship between the solid microstructure and particles and the law of their motion. The subject illustrates the solid properties and application, especially solid state theory and band theory. The topics include: Crystal structure, Binding of solid, Lattice vibration, Electronic energy band, Electron dynamics in solid.
Prerequisites
General Physics I (PHYS1025); General Physics II (PHYS1026); Modern Physics (PHYS1027); Thermal Physics (PHYS3102); Quantum Mechanics (PHYS3109) and Statistical Mechanics (PHYS3127)
Textbooks
Neil W. Ashcroft and N. David Mermin, Solid State Physics (Harcourt: Orlando, 1976).
Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley: New York, 2004).
黄昆. 固体物理学. 北京:人民教育出版社,1988.
Main contents
Week | Teaching Contents | Sessions | Objectives |
1 | Introduction to the Course Crystal Lattices | 1+3 | Bravais Lattice and Primitive Vectors Simple, Body-Centered, and Face-Centered Cubic Lattices Primitive Unit Cell, Wigner-Seitz Cell, and Conventional Cell Crystal Structures and Lattices with Bases Chapter 4 |
2 | Crystal Lattices The Reciprocal Lattices
| 2+2 | Hexagonal Close-Packed and Diamond Structures Sodium Chloride, Cesium Chloride, and Zincblende Structures Definitions and Examples of Reciprocal Lattices First Brillouin Zone, Lattice Planes, and Miller Indices Chapters 4, 5 |
3 | Determination of Crystal Structures by X-Ray Diffraction Classification of Bravais Lattices and Crystal Structures | 2+2 | Formulation of Bragg and von Laue The Laue Condition and Ewald’s Construction Symmetry Operations and the Classification of Bravais Lattices The Seven Crystal Systems and Fourteen Bravais Lattices Chapter 6, 7 |
4 | Classification of Solids Quiz 1 | 3+1 | The Spatial Distribution of Valence Electrons Ionic Crystals, Covalent Crystals and Metals Molecular Crystals and Hydrogen-Bonded Solids Chapter 19, Quiz 1 |
5 | Cohesive Energy | 2 | The Noble Gases: The Lennard-Jones Potential Density, Cohesive Energy, and Bulk Modulus of the Solid Noble Gases Chapter 20 |
6 | Cohesive Energy Failures of the Static Lattice model | 2+2 | Ionic Crystals: The Madelung Constant Failures of the Static Lattice Model The Harmonic Approximation The Adiabatic Approximation Chapters 20, 21 |
7 | Classical Theory of the Harmonic Crystal | 2+2 | One-Dimensional Monatomic Bravais Lattice Three-Dimensional Monatomic Bravais lattice One-Dimensional Lattice with a Basis Chapters 22 |
8 | Classical Theory of the Harmonic Crystal Quantum Theory of the Harmonic Crystal
| 2+2 | Three-Dimensional Lattice with a Basis Relation to Theory of Elasticity Normal Modes and Phonons Models of Debye and Einstein Chapter 22, 23 |
9 | Quantum Theory of the Harmonic Crystal Midterm Review Midterm Exam | 2+2 | Models of Debye and Einstein Comparison of Lattice and Electronic Specific Heats Density of Normal Modes (Phonon Level Density) Chapter 23, Midterm review, Midterm |
10
| Electrons Levels in a Periodic Potential: General Properties | 4 | The Periodic Potential and Bloch’s Theorem Born-von Karman Boundary Condition Chapter 8
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11 | Electrons Levels in a Periodic Potential: General Properties | 4 | Crystal Momentum, Band Index, and Velocity The Fermi Surface Nearly free electron model Chapter 8 |
12 | Electrons in a Weak Periodic Potential (Nearly free electron model) | 4 | Perturbation Theory and Weak Periodic Potentials Energy Levels Near a Single Bragg Plane Illustration of Extended-, Reduced-, and Repeated-Zone Schemes in One Dimension Chapter 9 |
13
| Electrons in a Weak Periodic Potential (Nearly free electron model) The Tight-Binding Method | 2+2 | Fermi Surface and Brillouin Zones Linear Combinations of Atomic Orbitals Chapters 9, 10 |
14 | The Tight-Binding Method | 4 | Application to Bands from s-Levels General Features of Tight-Binding Levels Chapter 10
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15 | Quiz 2 The Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics | 1+3 | Wave Packets of Bloch Electrons Semiclassical Mechanics General Features of the Semiclassical Model Quiz 2, Chapter 12 |
16 | The Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics | 4 | Static Electric Fields The General Theory of Holes Uniform static magnetic fields Chapter 12 |
17 | Magnetic structure | 4 | Types of Magnetic Structure Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagntism, Antiferromagnetism,Ferrimagnetism Chapter 31,32,33 |
18 | Review of the whole course | 4 | General Review and Preparation for final exams |
Marking Scheme:
Homework | Attendance | Quiz1 | Midterm | Quiz2 | Final exam |
10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 40% |