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Ch. 1. Crystal Structure |
Concept of lattice and unit cell and
various lattice structures existing in
nature |
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Reciprocal lattice |
Definition of reciprocal lattice, X-ray
diffraction, Brillouin zone |
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Crystal binding |
Concept of crystal binding, ionic
crystal, covalent crystal, metallic
bonding |
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Crystal vibrations |
Concept of crystal vibration, phonon |
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Thermal properties of solids |
Phonon heat capacity, Debye model,
Thermal conductivity |
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Free electron Fermi gas |
Electronic energy levels in solids,
Fermi-Dirac distribution |
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Heat capacity |
Heat capacity of electron gas |
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Energy band |
Nearly free electron model, Bloch
function |
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Energy band |
Kronig-Penny model |
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Semiconducting crystals |
Band gap, Effective mass |
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Semiconductors |
Energy band of silicon, germanium |
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Impurities in semiconductors |
donor, acceptor, intrinsic
semiconductor |
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Fermi surface |
Concept of Fermi surface |
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14. |
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Fermi surface measurements |
De Haas van Alphen effect |
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