Experimental methods in condensed matter physics
Lecturers: Y. Ando, M. Braden, M. Grüninger, J. Hemberger, P. van Loosdrecht, T. Lorenz, T. Michely and I. Lindfors-Vrejoiu
Aims of the course:
To give an overview of the methods used in modern experimental condensed matter physics. The contents of the course relate to synthesis, structural characterization, transport properties, and spectroscopy. Specific consideration will be given to the methods that have been developed and are used at the University of Cologne.
| time | Wednesday, 16:00-17:30 The lecture starts on April 11, 2018, the last lecture will be given on July 11, 2018. |
| location | seminar room 2, Institute of Physics II |
Topics
| 11.04.2018 | Lorenz | Growth of high-quality bulk single crystals |
| 18.04.2018 | Lorenz | Thermodynamics and transport (specific heat, thermal expansion, electric and thermal transport) |
| 25.04.2018 | Hemberger | Dynamic response 1 - Permittivity and conductivity |
| 02.05.2018 | Hemberger | Dynamic response 2 - Magnetic susceptibility, spin-resonance, and ultrasound |
| 09.05.2018 | Braden | Scattering methods I: structure determination (x-rays, electrons, neutrons) |
| 16.05.2018 | Braden | Scattering methods II: excitations (phonons and magnons) |
| 30.05.2018 | Michely | Surface Microscopy I: Basic concepts, AFM and STM, LEEM |
| 06.06.2018 | Michely | Surface Microscopy II: Spectroscopic methods, inelastic and spin polarized tunneling |
| 13.06.2018 | Ando | Thin film devices (device fabrication, field-effect gating, magnetotransport) |
| 20.06.2018 | Grüninger | Optical spectroscopy (dielectric function,ellipsometry, FTIR, time-domain spectroscopy) |
| 27.06.2018 | van Loosdrecht | Ultrafast spectroscopy (UV-VIS-IR based) |
| 04.07.2018 | Grüninger | Inelastic light scattering (Raman, RIXS) |
| 11.07.2018 | Lindfors-Vrejoiu | Pulsed Laser Deposition |