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: