This textbook presents the fundamental concepts and theories in solid-state engineering physics in a very simple, systematic, and comprehensive way. The book is written in a lucid manner so that students are able to understand the realization behind the mathematical concepts which are the backbone of this subject. All the subject fundamentals and related derivations are discussed in an easy and comprehensive way to make the students strong about the basics of the solid-state engineering physics. The philosophy of presentation and material content in the book are based on concept-based approach toward the subject. The key features also lie in the solutions of several interesting numerical problems so that the students should have the idea of the practical usages of the subject. The book will benefit students who are taking introductory courses in solid-state physics for engineering.
Author(s): Prabir K. Basu, Hrishikesh Dhasmana
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 217
City: Cham
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Contents
1 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
1.1 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
1.1.1 Space Lattice
1.1.2 Unit Cell and Translational Vectors
1.1.3 Miller Indices
1.1.4 Some Concepts of Crystal Structure
1.1.5 Sodium Chloride Structure
1.2 BONDING IN SOLIDS
1.2.1 Different Forces in a Crystals
1.2.2 Bonding
1.2.3 Lattice Energy (Binding Energy) of Ionic Crystal
1.2.4 Bond Energy
1.3 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
1.3.1 Bragg’s Law
1.3.2 Laue Method
1.3.3 Powder Crystal Method
1.4 DEFECTS IN SOLIDS
1.4.1 Point Defects
1.4.2 Schottkey Defect (Quantitative)
1.4.3 Frenkel Defect (Quantitative)
1.5 ELEMENTARY IDEAS OF QUARKS AND GLUONS
1.5.1 Quarks
1.5.2 Gluons
2 QUANTUM PHYSICS
2.1 DIFFICULTIES WITH CLASSICAL PHYSICS
2.2 PLANCK’S RADIATION LAW AND DISCOVERY OF PLANCK’S CONSTANT
2.3 QUANTUM THEORY : SIMPLE CONCEPTS
2.4 DE-BROGLIE’S HYPOTHESIS : WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
2.5 WAVE PACKET : GROUP VELOCITY AND WAVE OR PHASE VELOCITY
2.6 DECLINE OF OLD QUANTUM THEORY
2.7 SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION
2.8 PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WAVE FUNCTION `˜‘
2.9 ELEMENTARY IDEA OF QUANTUM STATISTICS
3 FREE ELECTRON THEORY
3.1 ELEMENTS OF FREE ELECTRON THEORY (CLASSICAL)
3.2 LIMITATIONS OF FREE ELECTRON THEORY (FET)
3.3 QUANTUM THEORY OF CONDUCTION
3.4 SOLUTION OF ONE DIMENSIONAL SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION
3.5 DENSITY OF STATES
3.6 FERMI-DIRAC (FD) DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
3.7 FERMI-DIRAC (FD) DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
3.8 CHARACTERISTIC OF FERMI LEVEL (EF )
3.9 FERMI ENERGY AND MEAN ENERGY AT ABSOLUTE ZERO TEMPERATURE
3.10 EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON FERMI ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
3.11 WORK FUNCTION
3.12 ELECTRON EMISSION
3.13 THERMOIONIC EMISSION
3.14 RICHARDSON’S EQUATION
4 BAND THEORY
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 THE KRONIG-PENNEY MODEL
4.3 ENERGY LEVEL SPLITTING (ENERGY BAND)
4.4 BRILLOUIN ZONES (BZ)
4.5 CONCEPT OF EFFECTIVE MASS
4.6 CLASSIFICATION OF SOLIDS (BASED ON BAND THEORY)
4.7 THE CONCEPT OF A ‘HOLE’
4.8 INTRINSIC SEMICONDUCTORS
4.9 EXTRINSIC SEMICONDUCTORS
4.10 HALL EFFECT
5 PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY AND PHOTOVOLTAICS
5.1 PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IN INSULATING CRYSTALS
5.2 VARIATION OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY WITH ILLUMINATION
5.3 EFFECT OF TRAPS
5.4 PHOTOCONDUCTIVE CELLS
5.5 PHOTODIODE
5.6 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
6 MAGNETIC MATERIALS
6.1 MAGNETIC FIELD
6.2 ORIGIN OF MAGNETIZATION
6.3 MAGNETIC DIPOLE MOMENT (µm)
6.4 MAGNETIC MATERIALS
6.5 COMPARISON BETWEEN PARA, FERRO, ANTIFERRO AND FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS
6.6 CLASSICAL THEORY OF DIAMAGNETISM (LANGEVIN)
6.7 CLASSICAL THEORY OF PARAMAGNETISM (LANGEVIN)
6.8 WEISS THEORY OF FERROMAGNETISM
6.9 CLASSIFICATION OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS
6.10 HYSTERESIS
7 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FIELD
7.3 FLUX EXCLUSION : THE MEISSNER EFFECT
7.4 LONDON EQUATIONS
7.5 EXPLANATION OF MEISSNER EFFECT AND FLUX PENETRATION FROM LONDON EQUATIONS
7.6 JOSEPHSON EFFECT
7.7 CLASSIFICATIONS OF SUPERCONDUCTORS (BASED ON THEIR MAGNETIC FIELD BEHAVIOR)
7.8 ELEMENTS OF BCS THEORY
7.9 APPLICATIONS
8 INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 NANOMATERIALS IN METALS, OTHER MATERIALS AND BIOSYSTEM
8.3 MOLECULAR RECOGNITION
8.4 QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM IDEAS
9 PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES
9.1 TOOLS FOR MEASURING NANOSTRUCTURES
9.2 SCANNING PROBE INSTRUMENTS
9.3 SPECTROSCOPY
9.4 ELECTROCHEMISTRY
9.5 TOOLS TO MAKE NANOSTRUCTURES
NUMERICALS
CHAPTER 1 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
CHAPTER 2 QUANTUM PHYSICS
CHAPTER 3 & 4 FREE ELECTRON THEORY AND BAND THEORY
CHAPTER 6 MAGNETIC MATERIALS
CHAPTER 7 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
INDEX
