Prof. Ophelia K. C. Tsui
Department of Physics, Boston University
PY543 Introduction to
Solid State Physics
○ Homework 5 will be graded by next Monday. Please contact Dongdong Peng (ddpeng@buphy.bu.edu) if you want to collect your homework.
○ The final exam. is scheduled on May 7 (next Tue) from 3-4:30pm in SCI 115. It will include all topics covered in the lecture notes, except for Semiconductor Physics and Superconductivity. You may use Ashcroft and Mermin's book and a simple calculator during the exam., but not any other aids.
Lecturer: Ophelia K.C. Tsui
Office: SCI 215, Tel: 8-4669, Email:
okctsui@bu.edu.
Prerequisites: PY406 Electromagnetic Field & Waves II, PY410 Statistical Thermodynamics, PY451 Quantum Physics
TF: Dongdong Peng, Email: ddpeng@buphy.bu.edu
Tentative homework schedule: HW1: Jan. 24-31; HW2: Feb. 14-Feb. 21; HW3: Mar. 7-14; HW4: Apr. 4-11; HW5: Apr. 18-Apr. 25.
Course Objective
This course aims at
providing an introduction to some basic concepts in Solid
State Physics. These
include crystal structure; lattice vibrations; Sommerfeld free-electron
models; electron energy bands; Fermi surface;
semi-classical model of electron dynamics; electron
transport in semiconductors; superconductivity.
Recommended
Text
“Solid State Physics”, N. W. Ashcroft and
N. D. Mermin (W. B. Saunders Company, 1976).
Click here to download the syllabus.
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Notes on Drude Model click here
Notes on Sommerfeld Theory click here
Notes on Crystalline Solids click here
Notes on Electrons in a Periodic Potential click here
Notes on Tight-Binding Method click here
Notes on Semi-Classical Model of Electron Dynamics:
(a) Semi-classical Equation of Motion click here
(b) Relaxation-Time Approximation click here
(c) Fermi-Surface Probes click here
Notes on the Beyond Relaxation-Time & Independent-Electron Approximations
(a) Beyond the Relaxation-Time Approximation click here
(b) Beyond the Independent-Electron Approximation click here
Notes on Lattice Dynamics click here
Notes on Semiconductor Crystals click here
Notes on Superconductivity click here
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Homework 1 (due Jan. 31, 2013) problems
Homework 2 (due Feb. 21, 2013) problems
Homework 3 (due Mar. 14, 2013) problems
Homework 4 (due Apr. 11, 2013) problems
Homework 5 (due May 2, 2013) problems
Last revised on 03 May 2013.