LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be able to master the fundamental concept of Solid State Phsyics and read the scientific literature 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to give the students an advanced  knowldge of the  fundamental laws governing a crystalline solid. 

PREREQUISITES

An introduction to quantum mechanics and an elementary couse on the structure of condensed matter

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lectures and laboratory experiments.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Evidenec of the importance of quantum mechanics for the description of the solid state. Lattice and electronic contributions to the thermal capacity. The crystalline lattice and its consequencies on the transport phenomena of electrons and heat. The phonon spectrum and the density of phonon states. The band structure of metals, semiconductors and insulators: the nearly free electron model, and the tight binding model for the band structure. Density functional theory. The Fermi surface and the density of states, Optical properties and electronic excitations. Band structure effects on magnetism and ferromagnetism. Hubbard model and Stoner criterion. An introduction to superconductivity. .  

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Simon Lectire Notes on Solid State Physics 

Solid State Physics H. Ibach and H Lueth Springer Verlag