Instructor: Professor Zhaohui Zhong
EECS 520 provides a general introduction to the underlying physics behind solid state devices. General topics include: crystal structure; lattice vibration and phonons; free electron Fermi gas; low dimensional conductors; electron transport theory; energy band structures; properties of semiconductors; dielectrics response; optical properties; magnetic effects; superconductivity.
Introduction to Solid State Physics, by Charles Kittel. Wiley Pubishing, 2005, 8th ed.
Condensed Matter in a Nutshell, by Gerald Mahan. Princeton University Press, 2011, 1st ed.
Introduction to Solid-State Theory, by Otfried Madelung. Springer Publishing, 1978, 1st ed.
Lec. 1 Introduction & Crystal Structure
Lec. 2 Reciprocal Lattice & Imaging
Lec. 3 Lattice Vibration I
Lec. 4 Lattice Vibration II
Lec. 5 Thermal Property I
Lec. 6 Thermal Property II
Lec. 7 Free Electron Fermi Gas
Lec. 8 Low Dimensional Conductor
Lec. 9 Transport theory I
Lec. 10 Transport theory II
Lec. 11 Electron in a Lattice, Tight-Binding Model
Lec. 12 Band Structure and Electron Motion
in a Band
Lec. 13 Semiconductor Electronic Properties
Lec. 14 Nanoelectronics
Lec. 15 Optical properties I
Lec. 16 Optical properties II
Lec. 17 Dielectric Response of Metal
Lec. 18 Electrostatic Screening in Metal
Lec. 19 Dielectric Properties of Insulators
Lec. 20 Magnetic Effects: I
Lec. 21 Magnetic Effects: II
Lec. 22 Magnetic Effects: III
Lec. 23 Superconductivity: I
Lec. 24 Superconductivity: II