The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of main collective phenomena in solids, through a phenomenological description and the comparison between the theoretical approach and the experimental study. This way, the student is introduced to the most common techniques used in the study of solids, learning about their use in surveys on real materials.
Course Prerequisites
Mathematics, General Physics, and Quantum Mechanics basics.
Teaching Methods
The course program includes mainly theoretical lessons introducing the solid-state physics properties, the methodologies adopted in their investigation, the experimental technologies used. To this respect, some visits to laboratories could be considered to illustrate specific experimental apparatus of interest.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination, with questions on the course syllabus, as outlined in the final lecture. The assessment is about: the student's understanding of the topics covered in the course syllabus; their ability to reason critically regarding the theoretical and experimental aspects of the course; and their use of appropriate vocabulary for solid-state physics.
Texts
- C. Kittel, - C. Kittel, Introduzione alla Fisica dello Stato Solido (Boringhieri) - Introduction to solid state physics (Wiley) - Additional material provided by teachers
Contents
Classification of solids (insulators, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, conductors, magnetic materials), investigation of crystalline structure and composition; introduction to their electronic and vibrational structure with features of statistical mechanics. Description of elementary excitations in solids, with reference to the most common experimental techniques. Evidence is given to phenomena such as phonons, semiconductor optical processes, Raman effect, plasmons, low dimensional effects, quantum Hall effect, nuclear magnetic resonance, muon resonance, Bose-Einstein condensation, molecular magnetism and nanomagnetism. Thematic lessons are devoted to newly developed materials and technologies with interesting applications.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Students who can benefit from inclusive teaching methods (see portal.unipv.it/it/didattica/servizi-lo-studente/modalita-didattiche-inclusive) will be able to take advantage of teaching material and video recordings available on KIRO course webpage. They are invited to contact the teachers to schedule online meetings and any group activity.
