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PH 575 Introduction to Solid State Physics, Spring 2014
Announcements
5/8/2014
Final exam location is Weniger 304.
Final exam time is Friday June 13, 9:30 - 11:30 am OR 8:00 - 10:00 am (if the latter, please do not leave before 9:30). No intermediate starting times, please.
Final exam equation sheet. You may fill the double-sided page with hand-written notes.
Old Announcements
Week 1
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 1 | Mon 3/31 | Overview, H-atom | Course information, Sutton Ch1, pp. 9-20, Ch. 2, pp. 21-25 | HW#1 |
| 2 | Wed 4/2 | QM formalism | S: Ch. 2, pp. 21-25 | - |
| 3 | Fri 4/4 | Operators; (homo- and heteronuclear diatomic molecule) | S: Ch. 2, pp. 25-35 | - |
Week 2
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 4 | Mon 4/7 | Homo- and heteronuclear diatomic molecule | S: Ch. 2, pp. 25-35 | hw1 due, HW #2 |
| 5 | Wed 4/9 | Homonuclear chain | S: Ch. 3, pp. 38-52 | - |
| 6 | Fri 4/12 | Homonuclear chain | S: Ch. 3, pp. 38-52 | - |
Week 3
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 7 | Mon 4/14 | 2D & 3D square lattice, bandstructure, Brillouin zone | S: Ch. 4, pp. 74-80 | hw 2 due |
| 8 | Wed 4/16 | Fermi energy, density of states 1,2,3-D | Ch. 3 p 55, Ch.4 pp 88-92 | HW #3 |
| 9 | Fri 4/18 | Reciprocal & real space, basic crystallography | (K:Ch2); (A&M:Ch5) | - |
Week 4
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 10 | Mon 4/21 | Electrons, Holes, Effective mass,Bloch oscillations (also Wien 2k) | S: Ch5, pp. 80-86 | - |
| 11 | Wed 4/23 | Multiple bands, partial DoS (also Wien 2k) | S: Ch5, pp. 101-111 | hw 3 due HW #4 |
| 12 | Fri 4/25 | Multiple bands, partial DoS | S: Ch5, pp. 101-111 | |
Week 5
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 13 | Mon 4/28 | Free electron theory | S: Ch. 7, pp. 132-139, pp. 140-144, pp. 144-157, (K: , AM ) | - |
| 14 | Wed 4/30 | Free electron theory, FD statistics, specific heat | same | |
| 15 | Fri 5/2 | Midterm 1 | All material up to and including week 4 (stop before free electron theory) | hw 4 due, JT OUT |
Week 6
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 16 | Mon 5/5 | Free electron theory, electronic | S: Ch. 8, pp. 158-162, K: Ch. 6) | - |
| 17 | Wed 5/7 | Free electron theory, optical | S: Ch. 8, pp. 162-165, pp. 165-166, K: Ch. 14 | JT out |
| 18 | Fri 5/9 | Wien work session | - | GS & JS (JT out) |
Week 7
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 19 | Mon 5/12 | Semiconductors, electrical properties | K: 187-191; AM: 562-570 | |
| 20 | Wed 5/14 | Semiconductors, optical properties | K: 191-209; AM: 562-570 | Hwk 5 |
| 21 | Fri 5/16 | Semiconductors | K: 209-214; AM: 577-582 | - |
Week 8
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 22 | Mon 5/19 | Semiconductors | | - |
| 23 | Wed 5/21 | Semiconductors | | - |
| 24 | Fri 5/23 | Midterm 2 | - | - |
Week 9
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 25 | Mon 5/26 | Memorial Day - No class | - | - |
| 26 | Wed 5/28 | Phonons | K: Ch4&5; AM:Ch 22&23 | - |
| 27 | Fri 5/30 | Phonons | | Homework 5 due |
Week 10
| Day | Topic | Reading | Assignments |
| 28 | Mon 6/2 | Spintronics guest lecture, Ron Jansen KEC 1007 | 2007 Nobel prize (2 articles) | - |
| 29 | Wed 6/6 | Magnetism | K Ch 11 p302 (paramag), p 315 (Pauli paramag); Ch12 p321 (ferromagnets & exchange); Ibach and Luth text and Hook and Hall are also good | |
| 30 | Fri 6/7 | Graphene | K: Ch 18; graphene | Hwk 6(not due) |
Week 11
| Day | Topic | Time | Place | Assignments |
| 31 | Fri 6/13/14 | final exam | 9:30-11:30 am ( 8:30 8:00 am start OK) | Weniger 304 | all material |
