Solid State Physics (eBook)

Philip Hofmann studied physics at the Free University, Berlin and did his PhD research at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, also in Berlin. He stayed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, as a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 1998, he moved to the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where he is associated with the Synchrotron Radiation Source and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO). His research is primarily focused on the electronic structure of solids and their surfaces.

Preface

CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
General Description of Crystal Structures
Some Important Crystal Structures
Crystal Structure Determination
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

BONDING IN SOLIDS
Attractive and Repulsive Forces
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Metallic Bonding
Hdrogen Bonding
van der Waals Bonding
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Elastic Deformation
Plastic Deformation
Fracture
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE LATTICE
Lattice Vibrations
Heat Capacity of the Lattice
Thermal Conductivity
Thermal Expansion
Allotropic Phase Transitions and Melting
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF METALS: CLASSICAL APPROACH
Basic Assumptions of the Drude Model
Results from the Drude Model
Shortcomings of the Drude Model
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS: QUANTUM MECHANICAL APPROACH
The Idea of Energy Bands
Free Electron Model
The General Form of the Electronic States
Nearly Free Electron Model
Tight-Binding Model
Energy Bands in Real Solids
Transport Properties
Brief Review of Some Key Ideas
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

SEMICONDUCTORS
Intrinsic Semiconductors
Doped Semiconductors
Conductivity and Semiconductors
Semiconductor Devices
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

MAGNETISM
Macroscopic Description
Quantum Mechaical Description of Magnetism
Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism in Atoms
Weak Magnetism in Solids
Magnetic Ordering
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

DIELECTRICS
Macroscopic Description
Microscopic Polarization
The Local Field
Frequency Dependence of the Dielectric Constant
Other Effects
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Basic Experimental Facts
Some Theoretical Aspects
Experimental Detection of the Gap
Coherence of the Superconducting State
Type I and Type II Superconductors
High-Temperature Superconductivity
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
Discusson and Problems

FINITE SOLIDS AND NANOSTRUCTURES
Quantum Confinement
Surfaces and Interfaces
Magnetism on the Nanoscale
Further Reading
Discussion and Problems

APPENDIX
Explicit Forms of Vector Operations
Differential Form of the Maxwell Equations
Maxwell Equations in Matter

Index

... This textbook definitely has an interesting scope within an established field and it has been written with appealing didactic skills. This first edition truly deserves to be discovered by students of various disciplines, who want to obtain a quick introduction to solid state physics.
B. Jacoby, European Journal of Physics 30, 919