Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids

Description

This book covers the important topic of band theory and electronic properties of materials. It is intended to be used by final-year undergraduates and firstyear graduate students studying condensed matter physics as part of a physics or engineering degree. It may also be used as preparatory material for students starting a doctorate in condensed matter physics or semiconductor devices, or for recent graduates starting research in these fields in industry. Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1 Metals: the Drude and Sommerfeld models 2 The quantum mechanics of particles in a periodic potential:Bloch's theorem 3 The nearly-free electron model 4 The tight-binding model 5 Some general points about bandstructure 6 Semiconductors and Insulators 7 Bandstructure engineering 8 Measurement of bandstructure 9 Transport of heat and electricity in metals and semiconductors 10 Magnetoresistance in three-dimensional systems 11 Magnetoresistance in two-dimensional systems and the quantum Hall effect 12 Inhomogeneous and hot carrier distributions in semiconductors Appendices A Useful terminology in condensed matter physics B Derivation of density of states in k-space C Derivation of distribution functions D Phonons E The Bohr model of hydrogen F Experimental considerations in measuring resistivity and Halleffect G Canonical momentum H Superconductivity I List of selected symbols J Solutions and additional hints for selected exercises Index Fundamental constants and Energy equivalents for photons Unbenannt