Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo

Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo

Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo

Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo

Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo

Programme

Overview on condensed matter. Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays, electrons and neutrons. Quasicrystals. Classification of crystalline solids and bonds. Adiabatic approximation (Born-Openheimer). Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic. Electrons in periodic potentials: the Bloch theorem. Theory of the free electron in metals. The many electrons Hamiltonian and one electron approximations: Hartree and Hartree Fock equation. Band theory in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation. Electronic properties of relevant crystals. Transport in metals. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport. p-n junction. Superconductivity.

Core Documentation

Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini Solid State Physics Academic Press

others:
Neil W. Ashcroft N. David Mermin Solid State Physics Saunders College
Charles Kittel Introduzione alla Fisica Dello Stato Solido Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

WRITTEN NOTES, PRESENTATIONS AND EXERCISES will be published on the course web site
http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons and exercises Fontal lessons. Frontal lessons are done at the blackboard. The teacher alternates theory to example and exercises to better understand the concepts. The teachers also uses presentation containing mainly figures that help the understanding of the phenomena. The teacher follows the textbook except for some parts for which notes are published on the course website. Also presentations are published on the course website. Exercises are done every week. Exercises are proposed and solved at the blackboard. The same exercise are published successively published with the solutions on the course website. For the exercises see also the course page of Dr. Laura Lupi. http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/ If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the lesson and for the exercises we will do lessons online in real time with teams.

Attendance

It is not compulsory to follow the lessons but it is strongly advised.

Type of evaluation

Written part and oral part separated. The student can pass the written part through the two partial written tests that are proposed during the course. The first partial is on the first half of the course and the second can be done on one of the first two written exams. Each partial consists in two exercises to be solved in two hours. The student can alternatively pass the written exams at the end of the course. During the first two written exams the student can either do a partial (typically the second but also the first) or the total exam. The total exam consists in four exercises to be done in four hours. From the third written exam onwards the student will have to do three exercised to be solved in three hours and these exercises will span the whole program. A scientific calculator and a formulary can be used. Written exams and partial given in the past years are published on the web site of the course. During the oral exam the student will be asked to talk about two or three topics. Each topic has to be explained clearly and the formula that describe the phenomena of the topic have to be calculated on a sheet of paper. The level of understanding of the phenomena and the clarity in the explanation will be considered. If the COVID-19 emergency continues all the new rules for teaching and exams will be applied and in particular for the exams they will be online on teams and will be done as described above, both for the oral and for a written part.

Programme

Exercises on the following topics:
Geometric description of crystals: direct and reciprocal lattices and Brillouin zone. Scattering of particles by crystals: x-rays. Quasicrystals.
Lattice vibrational dynamics, phonons. Specific heats of Einstein, Debye and electronic.
Band theory of electrons in crystals: Tight Binding method and the nearly free electron approximation.
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors and transport.

Core Documentation

EXERCISES published on the webpage of the class.
Exams of previous years available on the same webpage.

Type of delivery of the course

Exercises are carried out once a week at the blackboard. The solutions of the proposed exercises are then published in the webpage of the class: http://webusers.fis.uniroma3.it/~gallop/

Type of evaluation

Refer to the page of Professor Paola Gallo