UNIVERSITETET I LINKÖPING
Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi
Roger Uhrberg
TFYA25
VT -10
091020
Physics of Condensed Matter, part II
Literature: C. Kittel , Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition.
A collection of problems and some lecture notes will be handed out at one of the first lectures.
Course content:
The course gives a fundamental description of how electronic structure and lattice vibrations
give rise to magnetism, superconductivity and optical properties of materials and describes
how these phenomena can be used. The lectures will be given in English.
Each student should give a 15 min. oral presentation in English on a topic related to the
course. The teaching will be a mixture of lectures and problem solving sessions. Besides the
mandatory oral presentation there will be a written examination with six problems/questions.
8th ed.
Time plan of the lectures (preliminary)
Plasmons, polaritons and polarons etc.
8h
Chap. 14
Optical properties and excitons
3h
Chap. 15
Drude and Lorentz models
1h
Lecture notes
Superconductivity
6h
Chap. 10
Diamagnetism and paramagnetism
4h
Chap. 11
Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
3h
Chap. 12
Magnetic resonance and lasers
2h
Chap. 13
Dielectrics and ferroelectrics
4h
Chap. 16
Surfaces and interfaces
5h
Chap. 17
Problem solving sessions
10 h
Oral presentations, 6x15 min.
2h
Totally
48 h
UNIVERSITETET I LINKÖPING
Institutionen för Fysik, Kemi och Biologi
Roger Uhrberg
TFFYA25
VT-10
091020
Physics of Condensed Matter, part II
Reading guide to C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition.
A=Important
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
B=Less important
258-282
282-283
283-287
287-293
298-301
301-302
302-308
309-315
315-317
322-326
326-327
328-333
334-340
340-343
343-345
346-354
355-357
362-371
371-390
394-407
407
407-409
409
410-422
422-424
428-430
430-433
434-437
437-440
441-447
448-449
454-466
C=Not part of the course
”Duration of Presistent Currents”
”Single Particle Tunneling”
”Quantum Theory of Diamagnetism…”
”Paramagnetic Susceptibility…”
”Temperature Dependence..
”Antiferromagnetic Order”
”Motional Narrowing” ---
A
B
A
C
A
B
A
C
A
A
B
A
B
A
C
A
C
A
C
A
”Pseudopotential Component U(0)” C
”Screening and Phonons in metals”
”Peierls Instability of metals”
”Kramer-Kronig Relations”
”Frenkel Excitons” etc.
”Energy Loss of Fast Particles..”
A
B
A
C
B
C
A
C
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C
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Chapter 17
467-479
479-483
B
A
488-496
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UNIVERSITETET I LINKÖPING
Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi
Roger Uhrberg
TFYA25
VT-10
091020
Physics of Condensed Matter, part II
Oral presentation
The oral presentation is a compulsory part of the course TFYA25. Each student should give a
15 min. presentation in English on a topic that is related to the course. The presentation is
done in front of a smaller subgroup of typically five other students. Each student should listen
to the presentations of the other students in his/her subgroup.
The presentation should be done using Power Point.
Below, there are several examples topics from previous years. The topic should be related to
the material discussed in the course.
When you have selected a topic you should tell me so that I can make a note of it. The topics
will be distributed on a first come, first served, basis. This is an individual assignment and
each student should therefore present a topic different from those of the other students. On the
billboard labeled “Lab-anmälan” near “IFM’s kursexpedition” you can sign up for a suitable
time for the presentation.
Some examples of topics
1.
Superconducting devices: Example, SQUID
2.
The Josephson effect, one-electron tunneling.
3.
High temperature superconductors: Theoretical models, material properties,
crystal structure, electronic structure.
4.
In connection to superconductivity strong magnetic fields are often mentioned.
How can they be realized?
5.
Research about thin magnetic films. What is being done? What are the goals?
6.
Heisenberg theory of ferromagnetism. The exchange integral.
7.
Giant magneto resistance.
8.
Fullerenes/nanotubes: Superconducting properties and other material
properties.
9.
Porous silicon emits blue light. What is the status of the present research? What
is the mechanism for light emission?
10.
Studies of solid materials using synchrotron light:
X-ray holography
X-ray diffraction, surface x-ray diffraction
X-ray fluorescence
XAFS (X-ray Absorption Fine Structure)
11.
Scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy.
12.
How does a solid fracture on an atomic scale? What is the role of defects and
dislocations?
13.
Surface electronic structure from an experimental and/or a theoretical
perspective.
14.
Low energy electron diffraction (LEED). Determination of the surface atomic
structure.
15.
Electron energy loss spectroscopy.
16.
Applications of high temperature superconductors.
17.
Surface plasmons. Theory and/or applications.
18.
Jahn-Teller distortion.
19.
Luminescence.
20.
Raman spectroscopy.
21.
New high temperature superconductors.
22.
Nuclear magnetic imaging.
23.
Magnetic storage media.
24.
Optical storage media.
25.
Neutron magnetic scattering.
26.
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy.
27.
Semiconductor or solid state lasers.
28.
Semiconductor solar cells
29.
Spin-polarized photoelectron spectroscopy.
30.
Magnetic force microscopy.
31.
Spintronics
32.
New materials: SiC, GaN, …..
33.
Quasicrystals.
34.
Piezoelectric materials.
A good start is to find a review paper on the subject where one can usually find
references to important papers. Select a few that are suitable to base a presentation on. For
some of the above examples you may find review articles in Physics Today or Physics World.
Other journals that could be of interest are Nature and Science.