Advanced Solid State Physics

Outline

Electrons

Magnetic effects and
Fermi surfaces

Magnetism

Linear response

Transport

Crystal Physics

Electron-electron
interactions

Quasiparticles

Structural phase
transitions

Landau theory
of second order
phase transitions

Superconductivity

Quantization

Photons

Exam questions

Appendices

Lectures

Books

Course notes

TUG students

      

Lectures Winter Semester 2020

Introduction


Fourier series and Fourier transforms

Fourier Series in one dimension - Video - (pdf)
Fourier series in one dimension
Fourier synthesis
Fourier analysis of real data sets
Self assessment questions

Fourier Series in 2D and 3D - Video
Two dimensional periodic functions
Three dimensional periodic functions
Self assessment questions

Plane waves and reciprocal space - Video
Plane waves and reciprocal space

Fourier Transforms - Video
Fourier transforms
Plotting Fourier transforms
Self assessment question


Electrons in crystals

Exam Questions: Mar 20 P1, Jan 20 P3, Mar 19 P2


Semiconductors

Exam Questions: Nov 18 P2


Phonons


Magnetic effects and Fermi surfaces

Exam Questions: Mar 20 P1, Mar 20 P4, Jun 19 P3


Magnetism

Exam Questions: Jan 20 P4


Superconductivity

Exam Questions: Oct 19 P2, Jan 19 P2


Linear response theory and optical properties

Exam Questions: Mar 20 P2, Jan 20 P1,  Oct 19 P4, Jun 19 P2, May 19 P1


Transport

Exam Questions: Mar 19 P3


Crystal physics

Exam Questions: Mar 20 P3, Oct 19 P1, May 19 P2, Nov 18 P3


Structural phase transitions, Landau theory of phase transitions

Exam Questions: Oct 19 P3, Jun 19 P4, May 19 P4, Mar 19 P4


Quasiparticles

  • Introduction to quasiparticles, phonons - Video - (pdf)
  • Magnons, plasmons, polaritons - Video - (pdf)
  • Raman spectroscopy, Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy - Video - (pdf)
  • Excitons, polarons - Video - (pdf)

Exam Questions: May 19 P3, Mar 19 P1, Jan 19 P1, Nov 18 P1


Electron-electron interactions, Metal - Insulator transitions

  • Electron-electron interactions, Metal - Insulator transitions - Video - (pdf)

Exam Questions: Jun 19 P1, Jan 19 P4

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