CODE 90484 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI 11430 (LM SC.MAT.) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The advanced course in Solid State Physics is dedicated to a thorough understanding of the phenomena occurring in a crystalline solid and originating at teh atomic level from the crystal lattice. AIMS AND CONTENT 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 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARIO AGOSTINO ROCCA Ricevimento: For explanations the students will be received on Thursday mornings in the office of the teacher GIOVANNI CARRARO Exam Board MARIO AGOSTINO ROCCA (President) SILVANA TERRENI GIOVANNI CARRARO (President Substitute) GIANANGELO BRACCO (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START First semester of the second year of the laurea Magistralis Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION oral exam. The student will present a topic of his/her own choice and answer then questions on the whole programme ASSESSMENT METHODS The student will expose a topic of his/her choice and be interrogated eventually on any topics.
