Solid State Physics

PrefaceCRYSTAL STRUCTURESGeneral Description of Crystal StructuresSome Important Crystal StructuresCrystal Structure DeterminationFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsBONDING IN SOLIDSAttractive and Repulsive ForcesIonic BondingCovalent BondingMetallic BondingHdrogen Bondingvan der Waals BondingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsMECHANICAL PROPERTIESElastic DeformationPlastic DeformationFractureFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsTHERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE LATTICELattice VibrationsHeat Capacity of the LatticeThermal ConductivityThermal ExpansionAllotropic Phase Transitions and MeltingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF METALS: CLASSICAL APPROACHBasic Assumptions of the Drude ModelResults from the Drude ModelShortcomings of the Drude ModelFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS: QUANTUM MECHANICAL APPROACHThe Idea of Energy BandsFree Electron ModelThe General Form of the Electronic StatesNearly Free Electron ModelTight-Binding ModelEnergy Bands in Real SolidsTransport PropertiesBrief Review of Some Key IdeasFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsSEMICONDUCTORSIntrinsic SemiconductorsDoped SemiconductorsConductivity and SemiconductorsSemiconductor DevicesFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsMAGNETISMMacroscopic DescriptionQuantum Mechaical Description of MagnetismParamagnetism and Diamagnetism in AtomsWeak Magnetism in SolidsMagnetic OrderingFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsDIELECTRICSMacroscopic DescriptionMicroscopic PolarizationThe Local FieldFrequency Dependence of the Dielectric ConstantOther EffectsFurther ReadingDiscussion and ProblemsSUPERCONDUCTIVITYBasic Experimental FactsSome Theoretical AspectsExperimental Detection of the GapCoherence of the Superconducting StateType I and Type II SuperconductorsHigh-Temperature SuperconductivityConcluding RemarksFurther ReadingDiscusson and ProblemsFINITE SOLIDS AND NANOSTRUCTURESQuantum ConfinementSurfaces and InterfacesMagnetism on the NanoscaleFurther

Philip Hofmann studied physics at the Free University, Berlin and did his PhD research at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, also in Berlin. He stayed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, as a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 1998, he moved to the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where he is associated with the Synchrotron Radiation Source and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO). His research is primarily focused on the electronic structure of solids and their surfaces.

... This textbook definitely has an interesting scope within an established field and it has been written with appealing didactic skills. This first edition truly deserves to be discovered by students of various disciplines, who want to obtain a quick introduction to solid state physics.B. Jacoby, European Journal of Physics 30, 919