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Solid State Physics (I)

Instructors:

Dr. Yen-Long Chen 陳彥龍, yenglong@phys.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 02-27896747

Dr. Kuo-Kan Liang 梁國淦, kkliang@gate.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 27823212#887 (office in Institute of History and Philology)

Dr. Chao-Cheng Kaun 關肇正, kauncc@gate.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 26525180

Dr. Yia-Chung Chang 張亞中, yiachang15@sinica.edu.tw, tel: 27838240

Class hours: 09:10 - 12:00

From Sep 15 to Oct 20: on Monday
From Oct 24 to Jan 16: on Friday

Outline:

Dates
Topics (Key Contents)
Reading: Kittel, 7th ed.
9/15 (Mon)
Crystal structure
Ch. 1
9/22 (Mon)
Reciprocal lattice, X-ray diffraction
Ch. 2
9/29 (Mon)
Crystal binding, elastic properties
Ch. 3
10/6 (Mon)
no class
10/13 (Mon)
Phonons: lattice vibrations
Ch. 4
10/20 (Mon)
1st Hour Exam (Sec. 1 ends)
10-11:30am
10/24
Lattice thermal properties
Ch. 5
10/31
Free electron gas
Ch. 6
11/7
Energy bands
Ch. 7
11/14
Semiconductors
Ch. 8
11/21
2nd Hour Exam (Sec. 2 ends)
10-11:30am
11/28
Metals
Ch. 9
12/5
Plasmons, polaritons, and polarons
Ch. 10
12/12
Optical processes and excitons
Ch. 11
12/19
Dielectric properties (Sec. 3 ends)
Ch. 13
12/26
Diamagnetism & paramagnetism
Ch. 14
1/2
Ferromagnetism & antiferromagnetism
Ch. 15
1/9
Nanostructures
 
1/16
FINAL EXAM
9am-12:00

Grading:

Homeworks: 20%, 1st Hour Exam: 20%, 2nd Hour Exam: 20%, Final exam : 40%

Class Note: