Course Identification

Solid State Physics
20192152

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Oren Tal
Franzisca Gorniaczyk

Course Schedule and Location

2019
Second Semester
Monday, 11:15 - 13:00, WSoS, Rm C

Tutorials
Wednesday, 09:15 - 10:00, Perlman, Rm 404
25/03/2019

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

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

Comments

2 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial per week

On May 27th the lecture will be held at 12:15-14:00.

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

23/07/2019
WSoS, Rm C
0900-1300
N/A

Scheduled date 2

07/08/2019
WSoS, Rm B
0900-1300
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

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