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Department of Physics and Astronomy

PHY 525 Solid State Physics II


Fall 2005
I. The Course

Instructor: Kwok-Wai Ng
Office CP 385
Telephone 7-1782

Office hour: Monday 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Time: Monday, Wednesday 2:00-3:15 p.m.


Place: CP 183

Text book: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition


Charles Kittel
Published by John Wiley in 2005.

II. Goal

Solid state physics is the study of properties of matter in solid phase. To form a solid, the
atoms are not free to move with respect to each other as in liquid or gas. They can form a periodic
crystal, or non-periodic structure, depending on the conditions of synthesis. We will mostly consider
crystalline materials in this class. The electrons in the solid will distribute accordingly and give rise
to a variety of interesting material properties and phenomena. You have learned in PHY 524 on how
these electrons behave as independent entities in the periodic crystal potential. In this class, we will
pay more attention to the interaction among these electrons and also the interaction between these
electrons and other particles like photons and phonons. These interactions can give rise to many
interesting phenomena such as superconductivity. Many of these phenomena have also lead to
breakthrough in modern technologies. The goal of this course is to introduce you to some of these
interesting phenomena and understand the physics behind.

Many students have already acquired basic knowledge in crystal structure, electron bands
and phonons in PHY 524. Following the textbook, the present course is organized into five major
topics according to the physical properties of materials: (i) mechanical properties (ii) thermal
properties (iii) electrical properties, (iv) optical properties and (v) magnetic properties.

III. Grading Policy

There will be about one homework set of six to seven problems every week. The homework
is due on the dates indicated. Late homework will not be accepted. The solutions handed in should
be complete and comprehensive. They should also be neat and legible, with the solutions presented
in an ordered and logical fashion. Solutions not satisfying these criteria will suffer a severe
reduction in grade. The homework will count for 30% of your total grade. Each homework problem
will be weighted equally.

There will be two hourly tests, listed in the class schedule below. Each test will contribute
20% towards your total grade. This component will therefore constitute 40% of the final grade. The
tests will cover all materials covered prior to their schedule dates, but after the previous test. This
material will include what is covered in the readings, in the lectures, and in the assigned homework.

There will be a two hours final examination that will be comprehensive, covering all
materials studied in this course this semester. This final examination will constitute 30% of your
final grade. The examination will take place on Monday, December 12, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
in CP 183.

In general, all tests and the final examination will be closed book. You will need to bring
your own scientific calculator, and your own writing tools. You are not allowed to use any
programs stored in the memory of the calculator.

Homework 30%
Test I 20%
Test II 20%
Final Examination 30%

Total 100%

Undergraduate and graduate students will have the same homework and examinations.
However, graduate student work will be examined for greater comprehension.

IV. Course evaluation

Course evaluations are an important (and mandatory!) component of our Department's


instructional program. An on-line course evaluation system was developed to allow each student
ample time to evaluate each component of the course and instructor, thus providing the
Department with meaningful numerical scores and detailed commentary while minimizing the
loss of instructional time in the classroom. The evaluation window for Fall 2005 will open on
Thursday, 17 November 2005 and close on Wednesday, 7 December 2005. To access the system
during this time, simply go the Department of Physics Web page at <http://www.pa.uky.edu>
and click on the link for Course Evaluations; then follow the instructions. You will need to use
our student ID# to log into the system, and this will also allow us to monitor who has filled out
evaluations. However, when you log-in you will be assigned a random number that will keep all
your comments and scores anonymous.

IV. Class schedule

We will not have a fix schedule on the materials to be covered, but the topics will be
introduced in the following order:
I. Mechanical properties
Chapter 1 Crystal structure
Chapter 2 Wave diffraction and the reciprocal lattice
Chapter 3 Crystal binding and elastic constants
Chapter 20 Point defects
Chapter 21 Dislocations

II. Thermal properties


Chapter 4 Phonons I. Crystal vibrations
Chapter 5. Phonons II. Thermal properties

III. Electrical properties


Chapter 6 Free electron Fermi Gas
Chapter 7 Energy bands
Chapter 9 Fermi surfaces and metals
Chapter 8 Semiconductor crystals
Chapter 17 Surface and interface physics
Chapter 18 Nanostructure
Chapter 10 Superconductivity

IV. Optical properties


Chapter 14 Plasmons, Ppolaritons, and polarons
Chapter 15 Optical process and Excitons
Chapter 16 Dielectrics and ferroelectrics

V. Magnetic properties
Chapter 11 Diamagnetism and paramagnetism
Chapter 12 Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Chapter 13 Magnetic resonance

We will only briefly review materials in chapter 1 to chapter 7.

Dec 12 (M) Final examination. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in CP 183

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