Solid State Physics

Lecturer:

Karel Malinský (gar.)

Tutor:

Karel Malinský (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Solids, bonds between atoms and ions, reciprocal lattice, crystallography, geometry of perfect crystal, imperfections in crystals, point defects, dislocations, surface, energy bands, thermal vibrations, thermal properties of solids, phonons, metals, Fermi gas, Fermi surface, electrical properties of dielectrics, ferroelectrics, optical properties of crystals, quasiparticles, semiconductors - their properties and usage, magnatical properties of solids, quantum mechanics in solid state phasics, low temperatures, experimental methods in solid state physics.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. The general nature of solids, condensed state

2. The geometry of perfect crystals and their determination

3. Observed crystal structures

4. Imperfections in crystals

5. Electronic states in solids, energy bands

6. Thermal vibrations and heat capacity, phonons

7. Metals, Fermi gas of free electrons in a metal, Fermi surface

8. Dielectric behavior, polarization and related effects

9. Optical properties of solids, quasiparticles

10. The physical properties of semiconductors

11. Magnetic properties of solids, domain structure

12. (A seminar: students discuss their own theses)

13. Methods of solid state physics, low temperatures etc.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Ch. Kittel: Solid state physics. J.Wiley@Sons, Inc. 1976

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomT2:C2-84 Malinský K. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Ucebna
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured combined studies (compulsory elective course)