Sections of the course Quantum Physics of Solids
The main books for reading:
1. Charles Kittel "Introduction to Solid State Physics". I suggest its 8th Edition.
2. A.A. Abrikosov "Fundametals of the theory of metals"
Introduction and background. Fundamentals of statistical physics and perturbation theory.
Crystal structure
Chapters 1 and 2 in Kittel's book
Liquid Crystals
Types of bonding in solids
Chapter 3 in Kittel's book
Elastic
properties of crystals (classical theory of elasticity)
Chapter 3 in Kittel's book and/or chapters 1 and 3 in Volume 7 of "Elasticity Theory" in the theoretical physics course by L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz
Phonons.
Their classification and dispersion law
1D atomic chain with one atom per unit cell: 4a.pdf
1D atomic chain with two atoms per unit cell: 4b.pdf
Optical Phonons (illustration & relation to dielectric function): 4c.pdf
Chapter 4 in Kittel's book
Heat capacity
of dielectrics. Debye and Einstein models. Coefficient of thermal expansion.
5PhenomenologySpecificHeat.pdf
Crystal thermal energy and phonon density of states: 5_h.pdf
Chapter 5 in Kittel's book (parts 1 and 2 of this chapter)
Thermal conductivity of dielectrics
7aMeasurementOfThermalCond.pdf
Chapter 5 in Kittel's book (part 3 of this chapter)
Dielectric susceptibility
Chapter 16 in Kittel's book.
Magnetism.
Diamagnets and paramagnets
Chapter 11 in Kittel's book..
The nature of exchange interactions
Lecture Koch for a better understanding of the slides. This material is not in Kittel's book!
Ferromagnetism
Chapter 12 in Kittel's book.
Antiferromagnetism
12Part3Ferri_AntiFerroMagnetismNeutrons.pdf
Chapter 12 in Kittel's book.
Magnetic resonance. Adiabatic demagnetization.
Chapter 13 in Kittel's book.
Additional
Questions on Magnetism.
Itinerant
ferromagnetism (Stoner instability).
Magnetic frustrations and spin glasses. Spin-orbit interaction in
metals.
Crystal defects. Hopping conductivity.
Chapters 20, 21
from Kittel's book. For hopping conductivity, see slides
or V.F. Gantmakher's book "Electrons in Disordered Media" (Chapter 4) [in Russian].
Electronic properties of metals
Kinetic properties of electrons in metals and magnetoresistance: MetalsLecture2.pdf
Skin effect: MetalsLecture3.pdf
Chapter 9 from the Kittel's book, A.A. Abrikosov "Fundametals of the theory of metals"; (first chapters).
Additional
sections of solid-state physics
Additional
sections of solid-state physics: Charge density waves. Raman
spectroscopy. Perovskites.
Raman spectroscopy, supporting text (in Russian)
Perovskites_crystal_structure_important_compounds_properties_My.pdf
Second semester: Superconductivity: An Introduction (A more detailed study requires a separate course)
Homework Assignments
Planned exam tickets for the fall semester (preliminary exam instead of the final lecture in December)
Typical coursework topics (for MISiS Master's students, defense by the end of December)
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