PHYS-5555: Solid-State Physics
Description: Solidity, crystal structure, k-space, quantum mechanics of covalent bonding, phonon excitations, thermal energy, the nearly-free-electron approximation, Bloch electrons, E(k) energy bands in semiconductors and metals, density of states, optical properties of solids, donors and acceptors in semiconductors, excitons, plasmons, polaritons, electrical properties, magnetic materials, the percolation model and phase transitions, metal-insulator transitions, and amorphous solids. Consent required.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 17
Average GPA: 3.69 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.52%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Chenggang Tao | 2018 | 93.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.83 | 8 |
| Giti Khodaparast | 2023 | 34.6% | 65.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.41 | 5 |
| Jean J Heremans | 2010 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.73 | 4 |