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Condensed Matter [ LPHY2342 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  45.0 h + 10.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Rignanese Gian-Marco ; Piraux Luc ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
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.
Aims This module gives an account of the essential elements of solid state physics
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
Faculty or entity
in charge
> PHYS


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