Solid state physics Definition and 268 Threads

I'll be in my senior year next year, taking Solid State in the fall. I've taken Thermal, E&M, QM, Modern, Mathematical, Stat Mech, and a few circuit labs. I'm just not sure if taking SS would be worth it for me. The course description makes it out to be what we just did in Stat Mech this...

Hello all, Im officially doing one of my last subjects in my degree (Solid state physics) but i think the subject is going to kill me! Does anyone know any good websites explaining the basics of K Space, Brillouin Zones Bloch waves, phonons, DOS Etc. Any help would be much...

Good evening , I will resolve a small problem but I don't know how I can do, In l approximation of the strong coupling, the strucure of band of the electrons in a certain crystal is given by: E(k)=-[E1*cos(kx.a)+E2*cos(ky.b)+E3*cos(kz.c) ] Show that for a band very little filled, the...

Now I can obviously just search the internet for information about what these areas of physics are about, but what I want to know is more specific information about these areas that I can't find. Like what areas of Physics are used in Optical physics or maybe more specifically Quantum...

Homework Statement What are Bloch functions? Explain briefly how these function are used in the quantum mechanical modelling of crystals. Homework Equations \psi _k (r)=u_k(r)exp(ik.r) The Attempt at a Solution Now I know that a bloch function is a one-electron wavefunction that is...

Homework Statement Cyclotron resonance for a spheroidal energy surface. Consider the energy surface \epsilon(\mathbf{k}) = \hbar^2 \left( \frac{k_x^2 + k_y^2}{2m_t} + \frac{k_z^2}{2m_l} \right) where mt is the transverse mass parameter and ml is the longitudinal mass parameter. A surface...

Hi, I was just wondering if it is possible to jump straight into a Masters Degree in Physics by taking the GRE and not completing all of the required and elective undergraduate courses. I am currently a sophomore in college and am majoring in Aerospace Engineering. A field of Aerospace...

Homework Statement The element Po forms a crystal with a simple cubic structure of spacing (3.34A). What is the maximal wavelength of radiation that is diffracted from a powder of that crystal Homework Equations N/a, however I thought that it may well be something to do with the bragg...

Can anyone explains the concept of effective mass in solid state physics to me? Thanks a lot~:smile:

1 few questions here Does anyone know websites that i can get solid state physics problems and answers. 2ndly How do you show a semiconductor of type 1 behaves as a perfect diamagnet. I know by drawing a diagram but don't how to show it 3rdly what is the...

Hey everybody, I apologize if this is not in the right forum, or if it is not within the scope of this website. I would like to go to grad school in the field of nanotechnology. I'm a physics and math major at the moment, but I'm not entire sure which field of physics would complement...

Hey everyone! I'm looking for a real good Solid State Physics Book! Can someone recommend me something? I have heard that Kittels book is really bad! Mortiss

Sooo, as this is my first time posting I thought I'd start off by saying hello to you all=) Anyway, the problem is as follows: Point defects in metals can cause additional electrical resistivity at low temperatures due to extra electron scattering which is proportional to the number of...

Hi all, Edit: Here's the question, in case you guys don't have the book: In the Drude moel the probability of the electron suffering a collision in any infinintesimal interval dt is just dt/T. a) show that an electron picked at random at a given moment had no collision during the...

If we have a molcule of 2 atoms, and the potential energy between them is given as a funcion to the distance between them r: U(r)=-A/(r^2)+B/(r^10) Where A,B are constants, How can we calculate the FORCE and ENERGY required to completelty separate them? and how can we calculate the force...

Im just sat here in the "Learning Grid" of my University studying for my Physics in Medicine and Solid State Physics exams in 3weeks. It isn't much fun but what's even worse is the prospect of studying for my other courses i have exams for in the next 2months: Quantum Mechanics I...

Minor in Solid State Physics? Hi, I am an electrical and electronics student. I do plan to follow minor in Solid State Physics. What do you think? Is it worth?

Greetings all this is my first post in this forum. I've got a Solid state physics homework question (i know that the intent of this forum is not to do homework, all i want is guidence in the correct direction not the answer itself.) Any way here it is: A conduction band electron in silicon is...