Course mediaSolid State Physics 2, 2023
Course: Solid State Physics 2, 2023
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Course Plan
Week Topic Source 1 Semiconductors - intrinsic, extrinsic, calculating chemical potential 28/A&M 2 Boltzmann's Equation - Semi-classical approximation, relaxation time approximation (RTA) 12,13/A&M 3 Boltzmann's Equation - scattering mechanisms; Magnetic Hamiltonian, pert. theory. 16,29,31/A&M 4 Magnetic Hamiltonian, pert. theory. Hound's Rules 31/A&M 5 Curie's Law. Pauli paramagnetism. Exchange interaction. 31,32/A&M 6 Super exchange, Curie-Weiss law, spin waves 32,33/A&M 7 Superconductivity-Meisner effect, London Equation 2/Tinkham, 1/De Gennes 8 Superconductivity - Introduction to BCS formalism. 3/Tinkham,
3-4/De Gennes9 BCS formalizm - Cooper pairs, energy gap, excitations 3/Tinkham,
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Office hours
Name Day Hours Building/Room E-mail Gal Cohen 54/319 Prof. Moshe Schechter Set by email 54/331 smoshe@bgu.ac.il Lecture/Tutorial
What? Name Day Hours Building/Room Lecture Prof. Moshe Schechter Sunday 11:00-13:00
18:00-19:00
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TA Gal Cohen Wednesday 12:00-14:00 90/321 -
Course Policy
- The student MUST submit all homework (up to one assignment) in order to be able to take the final exam.
- The assignments are submitted ELECTRONICALLY.
- The homework will be checked: 15% MAGEN.
- Final assignment : 85%. May include an oral exam.
- The student MUST submit all homework (up to one assignment) in order to be able to take the final exam.
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Books and Additional Materials
Books:
- "Solid state physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin - QC 176.A83 1976B or QC 176.A83
- "Superconductivity of metals and alloys" by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
- "Introduction to superconductivity" by Michael Tinkham
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Additional Material (Lectures notes from an older course):
- "Solid state physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin - QC 176.A83 1976B or QC 176.A83