SOLID STATE PHYSICS
| Title | ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΣΤΕΡΕΑΣ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗΣ / SOLID STATE PHYSICS |
| Code | ΜΦΥ664 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Eleni Paloura |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003384 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600133599
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600133599
- At the Website of the School: http://mater.physics.auth.gr/materials/
- Other: http://users.auth.gr/~paloura
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Relate the key characteristics of individual natural phenomena.
• Learn to study phenomena integrated rather than piecemeal.
• Relate theory with everyday devices.
• Do introductory and qualitative research and be able to couple it with theory.
• To practice in the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Chemical Bonding in Solids, covalent & Ionic Bond .
Dynamics of Atoms in Crystals
Thermal properties: Density of States, thermal energy of a harmonic oscillator, specific heat capacity, Effects due to anharmonicity, thermal expansion, heat conduction by phonons.
The "Free" electrons in solids: The Free-Electron Gas in an Infinite Square-Well Potential, Fermi Gas at T = 0 K, Fermi statistics, specific heat capacity of electrons in metals.
The electronic Bandstructure of Solids: General symmetry properties, nearly free-electron approximation, Tight-binding approximation, examples of bandstructures, Density of states - in crystalline and in Non-Crystalline solids.
Motion of Electrons and Transport Phenomena: Motion of electrons in bands and the effective Mass, currents in bands and holes, relaxation time, electrical conductivity of metals.
Optical properties of Solids: Dielectric Function, absorption of electromagnetic radiation, dielectric function for a harmonic oscillator, longitudinal and transverse normal modes, free-electron Gas, interband transitions, excitons, dielectric energy Losses of Electrons..
Semiconductors: Bandstructure of important semiconductors, charge carrier density in intrinsic Semiconductors, doping of semiconductors, Conductivity of semiconductors.
Keywords
lattice dynamics, optical & electrical and electronic properties of solids, metals, insulators, semiconductors
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
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Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
11-11-2015
