Condensed Matter Physics I & II WS 2013/14 & SS2014
Prof. Dr. Markus Braden
Comprehensive introduction to the basic principles and experimental methods of solid state methods. Examples of current research will be discussed. The entire course (I and II) covers the following topics: crystal structure and binding, defects and alloys, reciprocal lattice, lattice dynamics, electronic structure, Fermi surfaces, semiconductors and metals, transport, magnetism, superconductivity, optical properties, and correlated electrons.
General information
| People | Prof. Dr. Markus Braden (braden -at- ph2.uni-koeln.de) Office: II. Physikalisches Institut, 211 Tel.: (470)-3655
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Navid Qureshi (qureshi -at- ph2.uni-koeln.de) Tel.: (470)-3574
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| Place and time | Lecture: Wednesday, 10:00-11:30, Seminarraum II Physik Friday, 10:00-10:45, Seminarraum II. Physik Excercises: no more exercises for the second part!
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Lecture Notes
- introduction
- crystal symmetries
- waves in periodic structures
- structure determination by diffraction
- interaction, potentials and types of bonding
- ionic, covalent, metallic and H bonds
- lattice dynamics: concepts, phonon dispersion
- lattice dynamics: thermodynamics, present problems
- the model of the free electron gas
- electronic band structure
- semiconductor physics
Second part: Condensed Matter Physics II in SS2014
- magnetism: introduction, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetic order
- magnetic excitations, ferri- and antiferromagnetic order
- magnetic interaction and symmetry
- Fermi surfaces / metals
- itinerant magnetism
- dielectric properties
- superconductivity
file with the entire lecture of CMP-II
Exercises
Exercises of the first part of the lecture in WS2013/14.
Literature
N.W. Ashcroft, N.D. Mermin: Solid state physics
C. Kittel: Introduction to solid state physics
R. Groß, A. Marx: Festkörperphysik
H. Ibach, H. Lüth: Solid state physics
K. Kopitzki: Einführung in die Festkörperphysik
Bergmann-Schäfer Bd. 6: Festkörperphysik