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Introduction to condensed matter physics
Prelude
0.0 Two atoms in proximity
Chapter 1 : Early models
1.1 Heat capacity
1.2 Thermal conductivity
1.3 Drude model : Electrons in metal
1.4 AC electrical condutivity, plasma oscillation
1.5 Sommerfeld theory of electron in metal
Chapter 2 : Periodic potential
2.1 Periodic arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids
2.2 Electron in periodic potential : Bloch formalism (we do in 1D first)
2.3 Block Hamiltonian
2.4 Free electron band structure
Chapter 3 : Nearly free electron model
3.1 Band gap
3.2 Band filling
3.3 Folding of bands
3.4 Time reversal symmetry of band structure
Chapter 4 : Tight binding model - the other extreme
4.1 Wannier functions
4.2 Tight finding Hamiltonian
4.3 TB parameters
4.4 TB model Example : metals and insulators
Chapter 5 : Crystal structure
5.1 Bavais lattuce to resiprocal space, structure factor(updated)
5.2 Lattice planes and X-ray diffraction
5.3 Scattering n atomic basis(updated}
5.4 Crystalographic restriction
5.5 Classification of crystal structure (updated)
5.6 Packing fraction
Chapter 6 : Interpreting band structure
6.1 Effective mass of electrons and "holes"
6.2 Energy bands in higher dimension : Fermi surface
6.3 Finding Fermi surface : Landau level, De haas van Alphen effect
Chapter 7 : Magnetism
7.1 Exchange interaction
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