Solid State Physics: An Introduction

"This textbook definitely has an interesting scope within an established field and it has been written with appealing didactic skills ... truly deserves to be discovered by students of various disciplines, who want to obtain a quick introduction to solid state physics." European Journal of Physics The revised edition has been carefully updated to present an up–to–date account of the essential topics and recent developments in this exciting field of physics. The coverage now includes ground–breaking materials with high relevance for applications in communication and energy, like graphene and topological insulators, as well as transparent conductors. For Online Notes on x–ray scattering, elastic constants, the quantum Hall effect, tight binding model, atomic magnetism, and topological insulators, visit http://www.philiphofmann.net/book/bookhome.html

Preface 1. Crystal Structures 2. Chemical Bonding in Solids 3. Mechanical Properties 4. Thermal Properties of the Lattice 5. Electronic Properties of Metals: Classical Approach 6. Electronic Properties of Metals: Quantum Mechanical Approach 7. Semiconductors 8. Magnetism 9. Dielectrics 10. Superconductivity 11. Finite Solids and Nanostructures Appendix References Further Reading Physical Constants and Energy Equivalents online note: More on x–ray scattering, what is in the unit cell, maybe direct methods online note: Relations between elastic constants online note: Quantum Hall Effect online note: Bloch waves built from atomic orbitals in the tight binding model online note: Atomic Magnetism

Philip Hofmann studied physics at the Free University, Berlin and did his PhD research at the Fritz–Haber–Institute of the Max Planck Society, also in Berlin. He stayed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, as a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 1998, he moved to the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where he is associated with the Synchrotron Radiation Source and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO). His research is primarily focused on the electronic structure of solids and their surfaces.

... This textbook definitely has an interesting scope within an established field and it has been written with appealing didactic skills. This first edition truly deserves to be discovered by students of various disciplines, who want to obtain a quick introduction to solid state physics. B. Jacoby, European Journal of Physics 30, 919