PřF:F6121 Introduction to solid st.phys.

F6121 Introduction to solid state physics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

F4120 Theoretical mechanics && F4090 Electrodyn.and theory of rel.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

Electron gas, the Drude model. Electrical, otpical, magnetic a thermal properties of an idela electron gas. The Sommerfeld model. The Fermi surface, the Fermi energy. Electrical conductivity of metals. Crzstal structure, crystal lattice, reciprocal lattice. X-ray diffraction, scattering from an atom and from a lattice. One electron in a periodic potential. The Bloch theorem. The Fermi surface and density of states. Method of nearly free electrons, thight-binding method. Electron and hole orbits. Quasiclassic approximation, holes, free electrons, the Hall effect. Semiconductors, intrinsic and extrincis semiconductors, density of charge cariers. p-n junction. Classical theory of a harmonic crystal. Specific heat capacity of a lattice. One-dimensional and three-dimensional crystal lattice with a single-atom base and with a many-atom-base. Phonons, their dispersion relation. Quantum theory of a harmonic crystal. The Einstein and the Debye models. Frequency density of the phonon states.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: základní kurz F.