Solid State Physics

Solid State Physics

1. Structural Properties of Solids

   • Crystal Structures and inter atomic bonding
     • Importance of solid state matter
     • Crystalline material
     • Bravais Lattices
       • Cubic
       • Tetragonal
       • Orthorhombic
       • Hexagonal
       • Monoclinic
       • Triclinic
       • Trigonal
     • Crystal Symmetry
       • Symmetry Elements
         • Centre of symmetry
         • Plane of symmetry
         • Axes of symmetry
     • Crystal Structures
       • NaCl
       • CsCl
       • HCP
       • Diamond Lattice Structure
       • Zincblende Structure
     • Miller Indices
       • Directions
         • [u,v,w] notation
       • Crystal Planes
         • (h,k,l) notation
       • Zone
         • [u,v,w] notation
     • Reciprocal Space/Lattice
   • Diffraction methods and Crystal structure determination
     • X-Ray Diffraction
       • methods
         • Bragg's X-ray spectrometer
         • Rotating Crystal method
         • Powder method
       • Applications
     • Electron Diffraction
     • Neutron Diffraction
     • Can Determine
       • Lattice parameters
       • Crystal Structures
       • Symmetry elements
     • Bragg's Equation
       • 2dSinθ=nλ
   • Lattice Vibrations and Phonons
     • Bonding in solids
       • vander-waals
       • Ionic
       • Covalent
       • Metalic
       • Hydrogen
     • Model Inter-atomic potential
     • Cohesive energy of ionic crystals
     • Cohesive energy of vander-waals solids

2. Electrical Properties of solids

   • Models of Electrons in solids
     • Classical free electron theory of metals
     • Quantum free electron theory
     • Band theory of solids
     • Konig-Penny model

3. Thermal Properties of Solids

   • http://www.google.lk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFkQFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.iitd.ac.in%2F~sujeetc%2Fepl206-11-2014.pdf&ei=__dZVLjEPM23uASG64GQBQ&usg=AFQjCNFfNnbZnBgxbUZOidycbznmNmi2FA&sig2=PhjMCFSi92BFhW-cRmGJCw&bvm=bv.78677474,d.c2E
   • Classical Theory
   • Einstein's Theory
     • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_theory
   • Debye Theory