Solid State Physics Fundamentals

Author: Yan Shousheng (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on ideal crystals, adopting a systematic approach that starts from the simplest models of solids, such as the free electron gas model of metals, and gradually builds upon them to enrich and refine the system. It comprehensively covers topics such as the crystal structure of solids, electronic band theory, lattice vibrations, transport phenomena, interatomic bonding, and defects in solids. Over the past three decades, new developments in solid-state physics, in addition to those reflected in the first part, are concentrated in the second part, particularly in the chapters on disorder, size, dimensionality, and correlation. These chapters include topics such as localization of electrons in disordered systems, weak localization, physics of mesoscopic systems, nanoparticles, clusters, Coulomb blockade, low-dimensional semiconductor systems, topological defects, phase transitions in two-dimensional systems, quasi-one-dimensional conductors, density functional theory, an introduction to strong correlation, high-temperature superconductivity, and the fractional quantum Hall effect. This book emphasizes clear physical intuition and focuses on fundamental and common issues in solids. It can serve as a textbook or reference for solid-state physics and modern solid-state physics courses in physics departments of various universities, as well as for researchers in related fields.