Condensed Matter [ LPHY2342 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
45.0 h + 10.0 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Rignanese Gian-Marco ;
Piraux Luc ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
Short overview of chemical bonding in solids, periodic crystal structures, reciprocal lattice
Thermal properties : lattice dynamics, specific heat capacity, Debye model, phonons, effects due to anharmonicity
Quantum states of electrons in solids : Bloch theorem, electronic band structure (the nearly free electron approximation, the tight binding approximation), Brillouin zone, Fermi surface, motion of electrons, effective mass
The free electron gas :occupation of states, electronic specific heat, thermodynamical functions,)
Semiconductors : carrier charge density, impurity levels, the p-n junction, transistor
Transport phenomena : Boltzmann equation, electrical and thermal conductivities, electron-phonon collisions, Hall effect.
Superconductivity : fundamental phenomena, London equations
Methods :
Ex-cathedra courses, exercises.
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| Aims |
This module gives an account of the essential elements of solid state physics
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Bachelor in Physics
> Bachelor in Geography : General
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in Engineering
> Master [120] in Physics
> Master [60] in Physics
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PHYS
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