WiSe 20/21: Advanced Solid State Physics
Wolfgang Kuch
Information for students
Target group: Master students during the coursework phase.
Requirements: Solid state physics and quantum mechanics are helpful.
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Further information on online teaching can be found here: https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/einrichtungen/ag/ag-kuch/teaching
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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
- Electronic states in 3-, 2-, and 1-dimensional solids, quantum stability
- Magnetism, phase transitions, magnetoresistance, principles of spin electronics
The course program will cover the basics of each topic but likewise discuss current methods and problems of solid state physics. The relevant experimental techniques (diffraction and imaging techniques, spectroscopic techniques, and magnetometry) will be introduced and discussed using examples from actual research.
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- Ashcroft/Mermin: Solid state physics;
- Kittel: Introduction to solid state physics;
- Lüth: Solid surfaces, interfaces and thin films;
- Bland and Heinrich: Ultrathin magnetic structures
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Additional appointments
Mon, 2021-03-01 12:00 - 14:00Regular appointments