Condensed Matter in a Nutshell

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Condensed Matter in a Nutshell is the most concise, accessible, and self-contained introduction to this exciting and cutting-edge area of modern physics. This premier textbook covers all the standard topics, including crystal structures, energy bands, phonons, optical properties, ferroelectricity, superconductivity, and magnetism. It includes in-depth discussions of transport theory, nanoscience, and semiconductors, and also features the latest experimental advances in this fast-developing fiel…

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Full title :Condensed Matter in a Nutshell.

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Publication Date:2010.

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Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
Place of Publication:New Jersey
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

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Description:1 online resource (591 pages).

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ISBN:9781400837021, 1400837022
DOI:10.1515/9781400837021
oclc:ocn958573296
LC Classification:QC173.454.M34 2011
Dewey Decimal:530.41

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 1.1: 1900-1910; 1.2: Crystal Growth; 1.3: Materials by Design; 1.4: Artificial Structures; 2: Crystal Structures; 2.1: Lattice Vectors; 2.2: Reciprocal Lattice Vectors; 2.3: Two Dimensions; 2.4: Three Dimensions; 2.5: Compounds; 2.6: Measuring Crystal Structures; 2.6.1: X-ray Scattering; 2.6.2: Electron Scattering; 2.6.3: Neutron Scattering; 2.7: Structure Factor; 2.8: EXAFS; 2.9: Optical Lattices; 3: Energy Bands; 3.1: Bloch's Theorem; 3.1.1: Floquet's Theorem; 3.2: Nearly Free Electron Bands.

3.2.1: Periodic Potentials3.3: Tight-binding Bands; 3.3.1: s-State Bands; 3.3.2: p-State Bands; 3.3.3: Wannier Functions; 3.4: Semiconductor Energy Bands; 3.4.1: What Is a Semiconductor?; 3.4.2: Si, Ge, GaAs; 3.4.3: HgTe and CdTe; 3.4.4: k . p Theory; 3.4.5: Electron Velocity; 3.5: Density of States; 3.5.1: Dynamical Mean Field Theory; 3.6: Pseudopotentials; 3.7: Measurement of Energy Bands; 3.7.1: Cyclotron Resonance; 3.7.2: Synchrotron Band Mapping; 4: Insulators; 4.1: Rare Gas Solids; 4.2: Ionic Crystals; 4.2.1: Madelung Energy; 4.2.2: Polarization Interactions.

4.2.3: Van der Waals Interaction4.2.4: Ionic …

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