General information
| Persons | Lecture: Prof. Dr. Thomas Lorenz (tl -at- ph2.uni-koeln.de), Tel.: (470)-3593 |
| Time | The course starts on Wednesday April 11th, 2018 and end on July, 20th 2018. |
Lecture (3h) | The lecture takes place in SR II. PI on Wednesdays from 10:00–11:30 and Fridays from 10:00–11:30. |
Lecture notes
| will be available via the ILIAS platform: Students from Bonn University have access to ILIAS via ecampus (sign in with your ecampus account and click "Call ECS Course"). |
| Topic | Comprehensive introduction to the basic principles and experimental methods of condensed matter physics. Examples of current research will be discussed. The entire course (I & II, given in 2 semesters) covers the following topics: crystal structure and binding, reciprocal lattice and diffraction, lattice dynamics, electronic structure and Fermi surface, semiconductors and metals, transport, magnetism, superconductivity, optical properties, and correlated electrons. Addresses: master students |
| Exercises (1h) | during the lecture time either on Wednesday or on Friday |
https://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ilias/goto_uk_crs_2457558.htmlLiterature
N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermin: Solid State Physics
C. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics
R. Gross, A. Marx: Festkörperphysik
J. Sólyom: Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids
H. Ibach, H. Lüth: Solid State Physics
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