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*[[PHZ3400-09_Crystaline_Solids|Crystalline Solids]] | *[[PHZ3400-09_Crystaline_Solids|Crystalline Solids]] | ||
[[Image:beat-up car.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This beat-up car certainly does not look nearly as pretty as the "''girl's best friend"'' - the diamond. Under the microscope, however, they both look very similar: both the diamond and the iron are '''simple crystals: neat periodic arrays of atoms'''. | [[Image:beat-up car.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This beat-up car certainly does not look nearly as pretty as the "''girl's best friend"'' - the diamond. Under the microscope, however, they both look very similar: both the diamond and the iron are '''simple crystals: neat periodic arrays of atoms''']]. | ||
*Lattice Properties | *Lattice Properties | ||
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- Atoms as Building Blocks; inter-atomic forces.
- Review: Modern physics (elementary concepts in quantum mechanics).
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- Lattice Properties
Phonons, thermal properties, phonon density of states and scattering.
- Free Electron Model of Metals
Electric conductivity and Hall effect, electronic specific heat.
- Band Theory of Solids
Electron in a periodic potential, Fermi surface, classification of solids.
- Semiconductors
Semiconducting materials, electrical and optical properties.
- Semiconductor Devices
Diodes, transistors, opto-electronics, integrated circuits, molecular electronics.
- Superconductivity
Materials and phenomena, BCS description, superconducting junctions and devices.
- Magnetism
Classification of magnetism, ferromagnetic materials, information storage, spin electronics.
- Beyond solids: soft materials
Liquid crystals, polymers, membranes, and more.