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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 teach what a crystal is, what determines the structure of a crystal, and how such structures are measured experimentally.
To introduce the elementary models for bonding of atoms and molecules in order to understand what binds crystals of different classes: metals, insulators, molecular solids, etc.
To demonstrate the problem of elastic scattering by a crystal using the concept of reciprocal lattice and how calculations separate factors which depend on the lattice and on the basis.
To teach concepts such as phonons (crystal vibrations). Specifically, to demonstrate the features of the vibrations of monatomic and diatomic linear chains and to explain the significance of dispersion curves in three dimensions.
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Course Content
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* Old solid state theories: Einstein, Debye, Drude and Sommerfeld.
* Microscopic structure of matter: atoms, bondings, phases.
* Simple one-dimensional models: lattice vibrations, tight-binding.
* Crystal structure in three dimensions: lattices, reciprocal lattices, Brillouin zones, Miller indices.
* Scattering: Landau and Bragg conditions. Experimental determination of crystal structure.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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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 GÜÇLÜ
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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.
The Oxford Solid State Basics, Steven H. Simon
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