636-3002/03 – Solid state physics (FPLn)
| Gurantor department | Department of Material Engineering | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava | Subject version guarantor | doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students will gain following skills:
- Define the interatomic forces in solid state materials and describe the fundamental chemical bonds and structures
- Outline the influence of lattice vibrations on thermal parameters of solid state materials
- Clarify the crystal symmetry influence on their physical properties
- Describe fundamentals of quantum mechanics and statistical physics
- Differentiate and define mechanisms of dielectric polarization
- Outline ferromagnetic, ferroelectric materials as well as liquid crystals
- Compare the electric properties of metals and semiconductors
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Lectures from the SSP cover a large domain of microscopic and phenomenological properties of SS. In the frame of the lecture are included tensor description of physical properties, structure and bindings of SS, thermal , dielectric and electric properties of SS and finally optical and magnetic behaviour of SS.
Compulsory literature:
BEISER, A. Perspectives of modern physics. New York: McGraw-Hill,1969.
KITTEL, Ch.Introduction to solid state physics. New York: John Wiley, 1976.
ASHCROFT, N. W. and N. D. MERMIN Solid state physics. Saunders College, 1976.
Recommended literature:
ZIMAN, J.M. Principles of the theory of Solids. Cambridge: University Press, 1972.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous verification of learning outcomes:
full-time study form – 2 written tests, 2 programs processed during the semester;
combined study form – 1 semestral project.
Final verification of study results:
both full-time and combined study forms: written exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are no further requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Interatomic forces.
2. Vibrations of lattice and models for evaluation of specific heat of metals.
3. Binding in solids.
4. Symmetry of crystals and its effect on material parameters in solids.
5. Theoretical basics of wave processes description.
6. Basics of quantum mechanics with applications in solid phase physics.
7. Basics of statistical physics.
8. Dielectric properties of solids - polarisation types, dielectrics in a variable electric field.
9. Physical properties of liquid crystals.
10. Ferroelectric solids, piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects.
11. Magnetic properties of materials.
12. Electric properties of metals.
13. Electric properties of semiconductors.
14. Transport phenomena during the contact of materials.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction