Physics of Condensed Matter

3 credits · Undergraduate

Crystal structure and diffraction. Phonons and lattice vibrations. Free-electron theory of metals. Elementary band theory of solids. Semiconductors. Optical properties of insulators. Applications to solid-state devices, magnetism, and superconductivity. Prerequisite: 2275 and 3200. Corequisite: 2255. [3] (MNS)