Condensed matter Physics

Course No. PH 409

Instructor: Subhabrata Dhar (SD)

dhar@phy.iitb.ac.in

Condensed matter Physics

Total Credit: 6

Classes:

Lecture: Tuesday (17:00 to 18:30)

Friday (17:00 to 17:30)

Tutorial: Friday (17:35 to 18:30)

Exam: 1st Quiz(10%) + Mid-Sem(30%) + 2nd Quiz(10%) + End-Sem (50%)

Condensed matter Physics

Course Structure

Crystal structure: Bravais Lattice, Reciprocal Lattice, x-ray diffraction

Band structure: Free electron model, electros in a periodic potential (Bloch’s Theorem), Tight binding model

Behaviour of electrons in a Band: density of states, Fermi surface, concept of holes, effective mass

Lattice vibrations: Lattice vibrations in 1D and 3D, phonons, internal energy and specific heat of lattice,

electron-phonon interaction

Magnetism: diamagnetism, paramagnetism, pauli paramagnetism, exchange interaction, ferro-magnetism

Suggested Books

N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin “Solid state physics”

C. Kittel “Introduction to solid state physics”

J. M. Ziman, “Principles of the theory of solids”

P. M. Chaikin and T. Lubensky, “Principles of condensed matter physics”

Transport of carriers in a band: current density, conductivity, mobility, thermoelectric effects, scattering

mechanism