DELETED: Solid State PhysicsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student will learn the basics related to solid materials, their bondings, crystalline structures, mechanical, thermal and electric properties, magnetism and nanomaterials. After the course the student is able to use the Miller indexes to describe crystal planes and to calculate the positions of the peaks in the diffractograms based on the indexes. The student is able to recognize the effects of the lattice defects on the mechanical properties. He can describe the progress of phonons with the dispersion curves. The student will know what the heat conduction, heat capacity and heat expansion are stemming from, and how they are depending on temperature. He is able to apply the Drude model to describe electrical conductivity and understand how the energy bands are forming. He knows the basic principles of semiconductor devices, what the reason for magnetism is and how the reduction of the material size affects the material properties. The course develops the following generic skills: critical thinking, and identification and development of one's own expertise.

Content

Chemical bonding in solids, crystal structures and Bragg’s law, mechanical, thermal and electric properties of solid materials, semiconductors, magnetic materials, nanostructures

Materials

Lecture material. Philip Hoffmann: Solid State Physics, An Introduction, Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2008.

Further information

Substitutions: 3351508 Solid state physics 5.0 cp The course will be held every academic year, starting 2024-2025 This course is intended for the following student groups: • Undergraduate students in Technical Physics and Applied Physics (BSc)

Execution methods

30 h lectures, 12 h exercises

Accomplishment methods

Exercises and written examination Evaluation criteria: 0-5