Solid State Physics

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The objective of Solid State Physics is to introduce college seniors and first-year graduate students in physics, electrical engineering, materials science, chemistry, and related areas to this diverse and fascinating field. I have attempted to present this complex subject matter in a coherent, integrated manner, emphasizing fundamental scientific ideas to give the student a strong understanding and ""feel"" for the physics and the orders of magnitude involved. The subject is varied, covering many important, sophisticated, and practical areas, which, at first, may appear unrelated but w.  Read more... Front Cover Solid State Physics Copyright Page Preface Table of Contents Chapter 1. Symmetry Operations 1-1 A Symmetry Operation 1-2 Point Symmetry Operations 1-3 The Point Groups of a Molecule 1-4 Other Symmetry Operations of Crystals Notes Problems Chapter 2. Symmetry Description of Crystals 2-1 Lattice 2-2 Primitive Unit Cell 2-3 The 7 Crystal Systems 2-4 The 14 Bravais Lattices 2-5 The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups 2-6 Space Groups 2-7 Definitions of Directions, Coordinates, and Planes Notes Problems Chapter 3. Simple Crystal Structures 3-1 Introduction. 3-2 Several Cubic Symmorphic Structures3-3 Diamond and Zinc Blende Structures 3-4 Point Group of a Space Group 3-5 Examples of Defect Structures 3-6 Different Points of View of a Structure 3-7 Close Packing (and the Hexagonal Close-packed Structure) 3-8 Volume Effects for Simple Structures 3-9 Wurtzite Structure 3-10 Site Symmetry Notes Problems Chapter 4. X-Ray Diffraction 4-1 Electron, Neutron, and X-ray Diffraction 4-2 Bragg's Law 4-3 The Laue Formulation 4-4 Experimental X-ray Diffraction Methods Notes Problems Chapter 5. Crystal Symmetry and Physical Properties (S). 5-1 Introduction5-2 Neumann's Principle 5-3 Tensors 5-4 Crystal Symmetry and Physical Properties 5-5 Nonlinear Optics Notes Problems Chapter 6. Classification of Solids 6-1 Summary of Chapters 1 -- 3 6-2 Introduction to Classification of Solids 6-3 Five Types of Bonds 6-4 Repulsive Potential Energy 6-5 Molecular Bond 6-6 Hydrogen Bond Notes Problems Chapter 7. The Ionic Bond 7-1 Transfer of Electrons 7-2 Ionic Radii 7-3 Typical Structures 7-4 Cohesive Energies of Ionic Crystals Notes Problems Chapter 8. The Covalent Bond 8-1 Introduction 8-2 Bonding and Antibonding. 8-3 The Hydrogen Molecule8-4 Maximum Overlap 8-5 The Formation of a Crystal 8-6 ""Classical"" Semiconductors 8-7 Continuous Range of Bonding Notes Problems Chapter 9. Metals Part A -- Drude's Model 9-1 Drude's Free Electron Theory 9-2 Drude's Assumptions 9-3 DC Conductivity 9-4 Wiedemann-Franz Law 9-5 Frequency Dependent Conductivity 9-6 Problems of Drude's Model Part B -- Quantum Mechanics Applied 9-7 Eigenfunctions of Free Electrons in a Metal 9-8 Fermi Energy, Density of States, and Fermi Surface 9-9 Soft X-Rays, Heat Capacities 9-10 Fermi-Dirac Statistics. 9-11 Low Temperature Expansion using F-D Statistics9-12 Thermal Properties of the Electron Gas 9-13 DC Conductivity (With F-D Statistics) 9-14 Electron-Electron Collisions 9-15 Hall Effect (And Other Magnetic Field Effects) 9-16 Landau Levels Notes Problems Chapter 10. Band Theory Part A -- Qualitative Discussion 10-1 Nearly Free Electrons 10-2 Classification of Solids 10-3 Effective Mass Part B -- Wave Functions and Energy Levels 10-4 Bloch Functions 10-5 Nearly Free Electrons 10-6 Brillouin Zones 10-7 Examples of Brillouin Zones. 10-8 Wigner-Seitz Approximation -- the Binding Energy.