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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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First Cycle
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Department / Program
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PHYSICS
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Mode of Delivery
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Face to Face
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Objectives of the Course
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To describe basic principles for various functional materials including insulators, semiconductors, metals, superconductors, magnetic materials, and nanostructured materials by using quantum mechanical laws and approximations.
To become familiar with the physics of solids and the role that electron and phonons and their interactions play in thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of materials .
To demonstrate different methods for characterization and application of functional materials .
To teach classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of the electron motion in electric and magnetic fields.
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Course Content
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Bloch theorem; insulators, semiconductors and metals; tight-binding model, energy bands and optical properties; diamagnetism and paramagnetism; ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism; Ising model; superconductivity.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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( PHYS431 )
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof.Dr. ALEV DEVRİM GÜÇLLÜ
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Charles Kittel, “Introduction to Solid State Physics”, 8th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, “Solid State Physics”, Sounders College, Philadelphia, 1976.
H. Ibach and Hans Lüth “Solid-State Physics”, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
The Oxford Solid State Basics, S.H.Simon
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