Sommersemester 2012
Advanced Solid State Physics
Days and hours:
- Lecture:
- Wednesdays and Fridays 12:15–14:00 hrs.
- Room: Lecture Hall A (R. 1.3.14), Arnimallee 14
- First Lecture: 11. April 2012
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Exercises:
- In small groups either Wednesdays at 10–12 or at 14–16 hrs.
- First exercise groups: 25. April 2012
Target Group:
Students in the Master course "Physics" or related Master courses, diploma students in physics or related disciplines. Knowledge in fundamental solid state physics is of advantage, but not a prerequirement for the course. Subjects from fundamental solid state physics will be briefly repeated during the lecture, such that students who have not previously taken an introductory solid state course may acquire the missing knowledge from textbooks. The module may be also used as "Wahlpflichtvorlesung" in the diploma course of physics.Type of study:
Lecture with accompanying exercises (Examination) (Material) (Link to teaching evaluation)Registration:
Important! Students in the Master course "Physics" have to register until 27. April 2012 in the Campus Management System in order to take the module. Registration to the exercise groups: In addition please register until 18. April for one of the two exercise groups online! Please be aware: This registration is only for organizaton purposes and does not substitute the registration in the Campus Management System!Exercises:
The condition for the successful active participation in the module is the successful completion of at least 50% of practice exercises and (once in the semester) the presentation of an exercise solution at the blackboard in front of the exercise group. Successful completion of the whole module includes, in addition, passing the written exam.Practice exercises are published on this web site and have to be solved and submitted by the students.
The submission deadline for the solutions is mentioned on the respective exercise sheets. Exercises have to be handed in at the respective day before the start of the lecture or be put in the mailbox between rooms 1.2.38 and 1.2.40 before 9 o'clock of the same day.
Every two students from the same exercise group may submit a joint solution. In this case, both students will get the credit for correct solutions. Please put both names on the solution sheet and mark the one responsible for the final editing. This responsibility should be about balanced between the two partners over the semester. It is, of course, also possible to submit individual solutions.
Registration to the exercise groups: (Link to online exercise registration)
(Different regulation for diploma students: You need to achieve 50% of the exercise points to be able to participate in the exam. The total grade for diploma students results from a weighted average of the exam (40%) and the exercises (60%).)
Master students who have fulfilled the active participation in this module already in a previous semester do not need to participate in the exercises again, but may do so. The same holds for diploma students; they need, however, to provide a certificate about the achieved percentage of correct solutions in the exercises.
Students other than master students of physics who want to participate at the exam have to send an e-mail before May 31st to kuch@physik.fu-berlin.de, stating their name, matriculation number, and course of study.
Overview of exercise groups:
Day |
Hour |
Seminar room |
Room nr. |
Tutor |
| Wednesday | 10–12 | E2 | 1.1.53 | Matthias Bernien |
| Wednesday | 14–16 | E2 | 1.1.53 | Matthias Bernien |
Examination:
The grade for the module will be determined by a written examination.(Different regulation for diploma students: The total grade for diploma students results from a weighted average of the exam (40%) and the exercises (60%).)
- Date for the exam: 06. July 2012, during the lecture time. Please be present at 12 o'clock sharp! Time for the exam: 90 minutes (12:15 until 13:45 hrs.).
- Allowed resources (please bring with you): Non-programmable calculator, 2 sheets (four pages) of A4 paper with hand-written notes.
- Place: Big lecture hall of the physics department ("Großer Hörsaal", room no. 0.3.12).
- Please do not forget to bring a personal document (passport, ID card) for the exam!
- Discussion of solutions to the exam tasks: 11. July 2012 at 10:00 o'clock in seminar room E1 (room no. 1.1.26).
- Exam inspection: 11. July 16–17 hrs. in seminar room E2 (room 1.1.53), or, starting from 07. August, Tuesdays between 14 and 16 hrs. in office W. Kuch (room 1.2.40).
- Exam result: On material web site.
- Students in the master course "Physics" need to register in the Campus Management System until 27. April 2012 in order to participate in the exam.
- Bachelor and diploma students of physics or students of other disciplines who can not register via the Campus Management System have to send an e-mail before May 31st to kuch@physik.fu-berlin.de, stating their name, matriculation number, and course of study.
Repeat exam:
- Date for the repeat exam: 10. October 2012, 12–14 hrs. Please be present at 12 o'clock sharp! Time for the repeat exam: 90 minutes (12:15 until 13:45 hrs.).
- Allowed resources (please bring with you): Non-programmable calculator, 2 sheets (four pages) of A4 paper with hand-written notes.
- Place: Lecture hall A (Arnimalle 14, room 1.3.14).
- Registered for the repeat exam are all those students who have also been registered to the first exam and have failed or not participated there.
- Please do not forget to bring a personal document (passport, ID card) for the exam!
Credit points:
10 credit points are awarded for the successful completion of the module "Advanced Solid State Physics".Students of the master course in physics will get the certification about the exam and the regular and active participation in the exercises directly through the Campus Management System. All other students will get a paper certificate.
If you need a paper certificate in addition to the certification in the Campus Management System, please send an e-mail to Mrs. Badow.
Material:
- Material for the lecture will be provided online on the password-protected web site http://users.physik.fu-berlin.de/~kuch/AdvSol/. The login information (user name, password) will be announced in the lecture.
Contents
The lecture aims to establish a link between the fundamentals of solid state physics and specialized lectures on actual research topics. The following topics will be covered:-
Structure of solids, thin films, and surfaces
- Examination of crystalline structure by diffraction techniques (X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, low-energy electron diffraction)
- Influence of temperature, disorder, and finite sample size on diffraction patterns
- Microscopic imaging of crystalline structure (electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy)
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Electronic states in 3, 2, and 1 dimensions
- Electronic band structure in 3, 2, and 1 dimensions
- Examination of electronic states by photoelectron spectroscopy
- Quantum well states
- Quantum stability
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Magnetism, phase transitions
- Magnetic order and phase transitions
- Examination of magnetic properties by magnetometry and magnetic spectroscopy
- Critical behavior, critical exponents
- Magnetic anisotropies
- Magnetic domains, micromagnetism
- Coupling phenomena, magnetoresistance, principles of spin electronics
Literature:
- C. Kittel, "Introduction to Solid State Physics", Wiley
- N. W. Ashcroft/N. D. Mermin, "Solid state physics", Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- J.R. Hook, H.E. Hall, "Solid State Physics", Wiley
- J.S. Blackmore, "Solid State Physics", Cambridge University Press
- Ph. Hofmann, "Solid State Physics", Wiley-VCH
- Hans Lüth: "Solid surfaces, interfaces and thin films", Springer
- D. P. Woodruff and T. A. Delchar, "Modern techniques of surface science", Cambridge University Press
- Andrew Zangwill, "Physics at surfaces", Cambridge University Press
- J. A. C. Bland and B. Heinrich (Eds.), "Ultrathin magnetic structures", Springer