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| BE2M34SST | Solid State Physics | ||
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| Roles: | P | Extent of teaching: | 3P+1L |
| Department: | 13134 | Language of teaching: | EN |
| Guarantors: | Voves J. | Completion: | Z,ZK |
| Lecturers: | Voves J. | Credits: | 6 |
| Tutors: | Voves J. | Semester: | Z |
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https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/course/view.php?id=2359Anotation:
The subject is aimed on solid state physics including some parts of statistical physics.Study targets:
The subject informs about basic properties of materials used in electronics, esp. about semiconductors.Course outlines:
| 1. | Solid and condensed mater, their description; crystals. Crystal classification. | |
| 2. | Crystal bindings, their character and classification; van der Waals crystals. Ionic and covalent crystals. | |
| 3. | Reciprocal lattice. Brillouin zone, RTG and electron structure analysis. | |
| 4. | Solid state thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, phase diagrams, phase transformations. | |
| 5. | Dynamical properties of crystal lattice; heat capacity, deformation. | |
| 6. | Lattice defects; point defects, dislocations; surface properties, nanocrystals. | |
| 7. | Band structure of solids. Semiconductors, effective mass, density of states. | |
| 8. | Semiconductor in thermodynamic equilibrium. Electrons and holes. Maxwell-Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac distribution. Fermi level calculation. | |
| 9. | Transport effects in semiconductors, scattering mechanisms. | |
| 10. | Electrons and holes in non-equilibrium, generation and recombination of charge carriers. | |
| 11. | Electric conductivity of dielectrics, dielectric strength, inner and thermal breakdown. Dielectrics polarization in alternating field, complex permittivity and dissipation factor, ferroelectrics, pyroelectrics, piezoelectrics. | |
| 12. | Metals, Fermi gas of free electrons, Fermi surfaces. Magnetic effects in solids and their origin, dia-, para-, fero-, feri-, antifero- magnetic solids. | |
| 13. | Basics of superconductivity. Meissner effect, Cooper pairs, high temperature superconductors. | |
| 14. | Optical properties of solids, luminescence. |
Exercises outline:
| 1. | Seminary: Quantum mechanics basics repetition | |
| 2. | Seminary: Periodic table of elements, quantum model of atomu | |
| 3. | Seminary: Application of quantum mechanics in the structures with periodic potential | |
| 4. | Computer tools in S.St. Physics | |
| 5. | Atomistic simulator Quantumwise. | |
| 6. | Quantumwise - Virtual Nanolab basics | |
| 7. | Quantumwise - simulation of S.St. bandstructure. | |
| 8. | Quantumwise - simulation of lattice vibrations. | |
| 9. | Simulation of crystal defects | |
| 10. | Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy | |
| 11. | Transport simulation of electrons by Monte Carlo method | |
| 12. | Simulation of ferromagnetics | |
| 13. | Excursion: FzÚ AV ČR - S. St. Characterisation | |
| 14. | Credit hour |
Literature:
| 1. | Ch. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th ed., Wiley 2005 | |
| 2. | K. F. Brennan: The Physics of Semiconductors, Cambridge University Press 1999 |
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Subject is included into these academic programs:| Program | Branch | Role | Recommended semester |
| MEEK1_2018 | Electronics | P | 1 |
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