Lectures on solid state physics /
Lectures on Solid State Physics is a compilation of lectures concerned with various branches of solid state physics. It aims to develop basic physical ideas that lead to a better understanding of phenomena and effects. Comprised of 11 chapters, this book discusses several topics on solid state physi...
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Pergamon Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | 1976. |
Literature type: | eBook |
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English German |
Series: |
International series in natural philosophy ;
v. 79 |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080168944 |
Summary: |
Lectures on Solid State Physics is a compilation of lectures concerned with various branches of solid state physics. It aims to develop basic physical ideas that lead to a better understanding of phenomena and effects. Comprised of 11 chapters, this book discusses several topics on solid state physics: structure of solids; interference effects in crystals; lattice dynamics; perfect and imperfect crystals; electrons and electron theory of metals; semiconductors; electrical contact effects; transport phenomena, and magnetism. Students, physics graduates, electrical engineers, chemists, and met. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xv, 538 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781483157535 1483157539 |
Index Number: | QC176 |
CLC: | O48 |
Contents: |
Front Cover; Lectures on Solid State Physics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables; Introduction; Preface; Preface to the English Edition; Chapter A. Characteristic Features of the Structure of Solids; References; Chapter B. Interference Effects in Crystals; I. Geometrical Properties of Perfect Crystals; II. X-ray Diffraction by Crystals; III. Brillouin Zones; References; Chapter C. Lattice Dynamics; I. Thermodynamic Fundamentals; II. The Internal Energy; References; Chapter D. Imperfections; I. Structural Imperfections; II. Chemical Imperfections; References. Chapter E. Foundations of the Electron Theory of MetalsI. Properties of Metals; II. Free-electron Model; III. Sommerfeld's Theory; References; Chapter F. Electrons in a Periodic Potential; I. Assumptions of the Single-electron Approximation; II. Bloch Waves; III. Eigenvalues and Energy Bands; IV. Special Cases of Potentials; V. Summary; VI. Motion of an Electron in the Periodic Potential; VII. Ensemble of Electrons; VIII. Principles and Methods of Band Structure Analysis; References; Chapter G. Semiconductors; I. Holes; II. Intrinsic Semiconductors; III. Impurity Semiconductors. |