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Valid for year : 2003
 
NFYC56 Solid State Physics, 7,5 ECTS credits.
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  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The aim of the course is to give the students knowledge about the geometrical and electronical structures of solids and to give an understanding of different properties and phenomena that are related to the geometrical and electronical structure.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Mathematics 40 p and Physics 40 p with 25 p passed in each.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
NFYC57 Physical Projects and NFYD64 Solid State Physics and Surface Physics

Organisation:
The content of the course is presented in the form of lectures at which also a selection of problems are presented.

Course contents:
Geometrical structure of crystals. Direct and reciprocal lattices. Theoretical and experimental treatment of structure determination by diffraction. Crystal binding. Lattice vibrations. Dynamical properties derived from lattice vibrations: heat capacity, heat conductivity. Electronical structure of solids: Metals, semiconductors and insulators. Theoretical models of the electronic structure of solids: the free-electron model, the Bloch-band model.

Course literature:
C. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th edition, J. Wiley and Sons 1996.

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
Hand-in exercise
3,5 p
0,5 p
1 p
 



Course language is .
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Boman
Examiner: Leif Johansson

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 11/13/2003