Solid State Physics

Preface Bonding. The Internal Structure of Solids The van der Waals forces The ionic bond The covalent bond The metallic bond The hydrogen bond Comparison between bonds of various kinds Forces of repulsion Crystal lattice Notation to describe sites, directions, and planes in a crystal Classification of solids based on the nature of bonds Polymorphism Imperfections and defects of the crystal lattice Mechanical Properties of Solids Elastic and plastic deformations. Hooke's law Principal laws governing plastic flow in crystals Mechanical twinning Theoretical and real shear strengths of crystals The dislocation concept. Principal types of dislocations Forces needed to move dislocations Sources of dislocations. Strengthening of crystals Brittle strength of solids Time dependence of fhe strength of solids Methods of increasing the strength of solids Elements of Physical Statistics Methods used to describe the state of a macroscopic system Degenerate and nondegenerate ensembles The number of states for microscopic particles Distribution function for a nondegenerate gas Distribution function for a degenerate fermion gas Distribution function for a degenerate boson gas Rules for statistical averaging Thermal Properties of Solids Normal modes of a lattice Normal modes spectrum of a lattice Phonons Heat capacity of solids Heat capacity of electron gas Thermal expansion of solids Heat conductivity of solids The Band Theory of Solids Electron energy levels of a free atom Collectivization of electrons in a crystal Energy spectrum of electrons in a crystal Dependence of electron energy on the wave vector Effective mass of the electron Occupation of bands by electrons Intrinsic semiconductors. The concept of a hole Impurity semiconductors Position of the Fermi level and free carrier concentration in semiconductors Nonequilibrium carriers Electrical Conductivity of Solids Equilibrium state of electron gas in a conductor in the absence of an electric field Electron drift in an electric field Relaxation time and mean free path Specific conductance of a conductor Electrical conductivity of nondegenerate and degenerate gases Wiedemann-Franz-Lorenz law Temperature dependence of carrier mobility Electrical conductivity of pure metals Electrical conductivity of metal alloys Intrinsic conductivity of semiconductors Impurity (extrinsic) conductivity of semiconductors Deviation from Ohm's law. The effect of a strong field The Gunn effect Photoconductivity of semiconductors Luminescence Fundamentals of superconductivity Magnetic Properties of Solids Magnetic field in magnetic materials Magnetic properties of solids Magnetic properties of atoms Origin of diamagnetism Origin of paramagnetism Origin of ferromagnetism Antiferromagnetism Ferrimagnetism. Ferrites Magnetic resonance Fundamentals of quantum electronics Contact Phenomena Work function Contact of two metals The metal-semiconductor contact Contact between two semiconductors of different types of conductivity Physical principles of semiconductor p-n junction devices Fundamentals of integrated circuit electronics (microelectronics) Thermoelectric and Galvanomagnetic Phenomena The Seebeck effect The Peltier effect The Thomson effect Galvanomagnetic phenomena Practical applications of thermoelectric and galvanomagnetic phenomena APPENDICES Derivation of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution function Derivation of the Fermi-Dirac distribution function Derivation of the Bose-Einstein distribution function Tables Glossary of Symbols and Notations Bibliography