Physics Department, IIT Kanpur

PHY 543 : Condensed Matter Physics (2015-16-I)

Instructor: Dr. Anjan K. Gupta (off: SL217F, email:anjankg@, Ph. 7549)
Time Table: Lec in FB482 on MTTh at 10:00; Tutorial in FB482 on W at 14:00
Office Hour: TBA
Course Web page: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~anjankg/teaching/Phy543-2015.html
Detailed description (40 Lectures):
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Topic

Free electron theory: Drud Model, Transport, Hall effect, Sommerfeld

1
theory, Heat capacity, Elementary concepts of quantum Hall effect,
(Quantization of conductance in a metallic nanowire)
Crystalline solids, reciprocal lattice, X-ray scattering, Bravais lattices and
2
crystal structures, nanostructures
Energy band theory, Blochs theorem, Nearly-free electron model, Tight3
binding model, Application to graphene (and nanotubes)
Semi-classical dynamics, Notion of an electron in a DC electric field,
4
Effective mass, Holes
Crystal binding, Types of solids, van der Waals solids, Ionic and covalent
5
solids, Metals
Semiconductors: intrinsic & extrinsic semiconductors, Laws of mass
6
action, Electron & hole mobilities, Impurity levels, p-n junctions
Superconductivity: experimental survey, Meissner effect, Londons
7
equation, Ginzburg- Landau theory, Flux quantization, (BCS theory)
Magnetism: exchange interaction, Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism,
Ferromagnetism & anti-ferromagnetism, Hunds rules, Pauli
8
paramagnetism, Heisenberg model, Mean field theory, Spin waves, RKKY
interaction, Giant and colossal magnetoresistance.
Topics in parentheses are optional and will be covered depending on time available.
Recommended books:
1) N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics (Brooks Cole, 1976, 1st Ed.)
2) C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley)
3) H. Ibach and H. Luth, Solid State Physics (Springer)
4) Gerald Burns, Solid State Physics (Academic Press)
Reference Books: Kittel, Quantum Theory of Solids.
Grading: (out of 270)
Home-Works + Attendance: 30
Quizzes (4): 40 (un-announced)
Mid-Sem: 80
End-Sem: 120

Lects.
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