MS613 Solid State Physics
Spring 2015
Instructor: Duk Young Jeon
Office: room 4307, 4th floor, MSE Building
Phone: 042-350-3337, 010-7366-3570
E-mail: dyjeon@kaist.ac.kr
Office hours: Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm, Thursday 3:00-4:00
Teaching Assistant: to be announced
Lecture hours: 9:00-10:30 Tuesday & Thursday
Text: required and recommended
Required
1. Solid State Physics (2ed) by H. Ibach & H. Lueth, Springer, 1995
2. Solid State Physics, Ashcroft & Mermin, Saunders College,
Recommended
1. Elementary Solid State Physics by M.A. Omar, Addison Wesley, 1993
Lecture notes: will be placed at URL: http://display.kaist.ac.kr
Course Topics and Lecture Schedule:
Week
Topics
Remark
1
Crystal structure
Bravais lattice
2&3
X-ray, neutron, electron diffraction
Diffraction theory of particles
4
Lattice vibration: acoustic & optical properties Dispersion of phonon
5
Lattice vibration: thermal properties
Thermal property of phonon
6
Free electron model
Ideal case of a free electron
7
Energy band in soilds I
Calculation of energy levels
8
Mid-term examination
9
Energy band in solids II
Origin of energy bandgap
10
Dielectric properties of solids
Behaviors of electric dipoles,
11
Dielectric properties of solids
Orientational, ionic, electronic
origins, ferroelectricity.
12
Magnetic properties of solids
Dia-, para-, ferro-magnetism
13
Luminescence properties of
soilds
Phosphors, luminescence
14
Semiconductor theory
Si, Ge, III-V materilas
15
Semiconductor devices
PN junction, LED, FET, Solar
cell
16
Final examination
Grading: Mid-term exam 35%,Final exam 35%, Attendance 10%, and Homework 20%
(If optionally research paper 10%, then homework 10%)