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TFY4220 - Solid State Physics

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Written examination 100/100 4 timer

Course content

Atomic structure; Order and disorder, Lattices and unit cells, Crystal directions and planes, Non-crystalline structures, Interatomic bonding, Van der Waals solids, Metallic solids, Ionic solids, Covalent solids, Symmetry, Reciprocal space, Brillouin zones, Structure determination. Lattice vibrations; The continuum approximation, Vibrations of periodic systems, Quantization of vibrational modes: Phonons, Crystal momentum, Heat capacity, Anharmonicity. Static electron systems; Free electron gas, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Electrons in periodic solids, Nearly-free-electron model, Brillouin zones and energy bands, Tight-binding approximation. Dynamic electron systems; Free-electron gas, Periodic solids, Intrinsic semiconductors, Extrinsic semiconductors. Dia- and paramagnetism, ferro- and antiferromagnetism.

Learning outcome

Students should gain basic knowledge of solid state physics - crystal structures, diffraction and reciprocal lattice, bonding in crystals, phonons and thermal properties of materials, free electron model, energy bands and semiconductors.
This means that the students should
- know and recognize the different crystal structures and understand basic crystallography
- know how we study crystalline materials with diffraction, know what Brillouin zones, Ewald sphere and scattering amplitudes are
- learn what a reciprocal lattice is and how we use it
- know about different types of bonding in materials
- know what phonons are and be able to find dispersion relations for one-dimensional lattices
- learn about heat capacity and the different thermal properties related to phonons
- learn about the free electron model
- understand weak periodic potentials and the introduction of Bloch functions
- understand energy bands, energy gaps and semiconductors, learn about pn-junctions and principles of semiconductor technology
- know what a Fermi surface is, and principles of how to find such.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, home work problems and mandatory laboratory exercises. A re-sit examination may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Laboratory exercises

Course materials

Charles Kittel: Introduction to solid state physics, 8th ed., Wiley.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SIF4052 7.5
TFE4215 7.5
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2013

Language of instruction: Norwegian

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Subject area(s)
  • Physics
  • Technological subjects
Contact information

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Physics

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Written examination 100/100 2013-05-28 09:00
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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