Course Identification

Solid State Physics
20212152

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Ayelet Vilan
Guy Ohad

Course Schedule and Location

2021
Second Semester
Tuesday, 14:15 - 16:00, FGS, Rm 2

Tutorials
Wednesday, 11:15 - 12:00, FGS, Rm 5
23/03/2021
10/07/2021

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Core; 3.00 points
Chemical Sciences (Materials Science Track): Lecture; 3.00 points

Comments

All courses in the second semester will be held via zoom.
lecture instead of a tutorial on the first week (24/3 instead of 23/3 from 11:15:13:00)

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

20%
80%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

15/07/2021
FGS, Rm A
1200-1500
N/A

Scheduled date 2

17/08/2021
FGS, Rm A
1200-1500
N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

N/A

Syllabus

Lecture topics:

  1. Crystal structure
  2. The reciprocal lattice and x-ray diffraction
  3. Free electron Fermi gas
  4. Nearly free electrons model
  5. Conductance in metals and atomic conductors
  6. Intrinsic semiconductors (Energy bands) and tight binding model
  7. Tight binding model (nanotubes)
  8. Intrinsic and extrinsic (doped) semiconductors
  9. Extrinsic semiconductors and organic semiconductors
  10. Semiconductor interfaces (pn junction)
  11. Semiconductor interfaces (pn junction)
  12. Basic semiconductor devices (diodes, solar cells)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

Demonstrate Knowledge in the field of solid state physics and solid state electronic devices.

 

Reading List

The course will be based mainly on:

  1. Introduction to Solid State Physics / Kittel; 530.41KIT
  2. Solid State Physics /Ashcroft and Mermin; 530.41ASH

 

Some subjects will be treated according to:

  1. Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor/Datta 621.38152DAT
  2. Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic systems/ Datta 537.6225DAT
  3. Physics of Semiconductor Devices/Sze 537.622 SZE 

Website

N/A