717-3712/03 – Theory of Solids (TPL)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Dr. RNDr. Jiří Luňáček | Subject version guarantor | prof. Dr. RNDr. Jiří Luňáček |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | 2018/2019 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF, USP, FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Explain basic ideas in the solid state physics – free electrons and the band model
Collect and interpret fundamental differences between metals and semiconductors
Collect and explain basic sort of magnetism in solid state physics
Formulate fundamental principles and concepts in the transport phenomena theory in solid state physics
Teaching methods
Lectures
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Summary
This subject supposes knowledge of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and
statistical physics and creates theoretical shell of following lectures: Solid
State Physics, Metallic and Non-metallic materials. Theoretical models (used
in Solid State Physics) will be showed to understand of material properties
that are important for physical engineering (particularly metals and
semiconductors).
Compulsory literature:
Wert, Ch.A., Thomson, R.M.: Physics of Solids. McGraw-Hill., N.Y., 1964.
Kittel, Ch.: Introductions to Solid State Physics, John Wiley and Sons, first
edition, Cambridge 1953, (and next).
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Paper from the selected problem.
Prerequisities
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Free electrons in metals
1.1. Energy levels, electron gas and specific heat
1.2. Ohm law and heat conduction in metals
2. Energy bands
2.1. Nearly-free electrons
2.2. Bloch theorem and Kronig-Penny model
2.3. Metals and isolators
2.4. Description methods
3. Semiconductor crystals
3.1. Frbidden band
3.2. Equations of electron motion
3.3. holes and effective mass
3.4. Basic parameters of band structures
4. Fermi surfaces and metals
4.1. Construction of Fermi surfaces
4.2. Experimental methods
5. Diamagnetism a paramagnetism
5.1. Langevin theory
5.2. Outline of the semi-quantum and quantum theory of paramagnetism
6. Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
6.1. Arrangement
6.2. Ferromagnetism domains
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
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