Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids

Efthimios Kaxiras received his PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and worked as a Postdoctotal Fellow at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Laboratory in Yorktown Heights. He joined Harvard University in 1991 where he is currently a Professor of Physics and the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics. He has worked on theoretical modeling of the properties of solids, including their surfaces and defects; he has published over 130 articles in refereed journals, including several invited review articles and book chapters. He has also presented his work in international conferences and workshops throughout the world, through more than 70 invited lectures. He has co-organized a number of scientific meetings and co-edited 3 volumes of conference proceedings. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi - Scientific Research Society, and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Physics (London).

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Crystalline Solids: 1. Atomic structure of crystals; 2. The single-particle approximation; 3. Electrons in crystal potential; 4. Band structure of crystals; 5. Applications of band theory; 6. Lattice vibrations; 7. Magnetic behaviour of solids; 8. Superconductivity; Part II. Defects, Non-Crystalline Solids and Finite Structures: 9. Defects I: point defects; 10. Defects II: line defects; 11. Defects III: surfaces and interfaces; 12. Non-crystalline solids; 13. Finite structures; Part III. Appendices: A. Elements of classical electrodynamics; B. Elements of quantum mechanics; C. Elements of thermodynamics; D. Elements of statistical mechanics; E. Elements of elasticity theory; F. The Madelung energy; G. Mathematical tools; H. Nobel Prize citations; I. Units and symbols; References; Index.