Lectures in course PHYS-310: Solid state physics II

Solid State Physics II: Tight-binding Model

Covers the tight-binding model for 1D atomic chains and its impact on energy levels.

Tight-binding Approximation: 3D Lattice of Na Atoms

Explores the tight-binding approximation for a 3D lattice of Na atoms and its impact on the Fermi surface and band structure.

Solid State Physics II: Band Structures and Fermi Surfaces

Summarizes key concepts in Solid State Physics II, including band structures, Fermi surfaces, tight-binding approximation, and insulators vs. metals.

Semi-classical Electron Motion in Solids

Explores semi-classical electron motion in solids, including band behavior, effective mass, magnetic fields, and conductance.

Quantum Hall Effect

Explores the Quantum Hall Effect, covering semi-classical equations, Landau levels, Nobel Prize discoveries, and energy quantization.

Quantum Theory of Electronic Transport

Explores the quantum theory of electronic transport, including Drude theory, Ohm's law, and Anderson localization.

Quantum Theory of Electronic Transport

Covers the quantum theory of electronic transport and conductance in ideal conductors.

Conductance in Ideal 2D Conductor

Explores conductance in ideal 2D conductors and electron confinement in potential wells.

Coherent Transport: Resonant Tunneling and Anderson Localization

Covers coherent transport, resonant tunneling, and Anderson localization in solid-state physics.

Semi-classical Approximation: Quantum Hall Effect

Covers the semi-classical approximation in periodic potentials and the quantum Hall effect.

Semiconductors: Band Structure and Carrier Concentration

Explains band structure, density of states, Fermi distribution, and carrier densities.

Semiconductors: Basic Properties

Explores the basic properties of semiconductors, including conductivity, impurities, band gaps, and crystal structures.

Semiconductor Behavior

Covers the behavior of semiconductors, including intrinsic and extrinsic properties, doping, charge carriers, band bending, and p-n junction formation.

Semiconductor Physics: Transistors and Diodes

Explores semiconductor physics, emphasizing transistors and diodes' behavior and operation.

Magnetic Susceptibility: Basics and Applications

Explores magnetization, magnetic fields, spin angular momentum, and material behavior in magnetic fields, discussing susceptibility, paramagnetism, and diamagnetism.

Magnetic Ordering in Materials

Delves into magnetic ordering in materials, covering neglected spin interactions, Curie temperature, Neel temperature, and the Heisenberg Hamiltonian.

Magnetic Interactions: Ferromagnetism & Exchange

Covers ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and paramagnetism, explaining exchange interactions and magnetic domains.

Lattice Dynamics: Vibrational Modes and Symmetry Relations

Explores lattice dynamics, lattice vibrations' properties, and their impact on heat, specific heat, thermal expansion, and thermal conductivity.

Vibrational Modes in Crystals

Explores vibrational modes in crystals, discussing Debye and Einstein models and their temperature-dependent behavior.

Anharmonic Effects in Solids

Explores anharmonic effects in solids, including thermal expansion, conductivity, and phonon scattering.