Solid State Physics

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The course introduces the elementary concepts of Solid State Physics to students with a basic knowledge of Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics. The course emphasizes the connection with the properties of real materials and can also be used as an introduction to (theoretical) Materials Science. Topi…

Sandro Scandolo (ICTP)


    • Aug 31, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    01a Basic ingredients of Solid State Physics / From the macro to the micro world (recorded 2010.03.30 at 09:00)

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    01b Basic ingredients of Solid State Physics / From the macro to the micro world (recorded 2010.03.30 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 28:03


    002a Atoms / Atomic units / The electronic Hamiltonian / Electron-electron interactions (recorded 2010.04.01 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 43:55


    02b Atoms / Atomic units / The electronic Hamiltonian / Electron-electron interactions (recorded 2010.04.01 at 10:00)

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    03a Bonds in solids / Ionic bond / Covalent bond (recorded 2010.04.08 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 38:45


    03b Bonds in solids / Ionic bond / Covalent bond (recorded 2010.04.08 at 10:00)

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    04a H2 molecule / Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals / Bondind and antibonding states (recorded 2010.04.13 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 43:13


    04b H2 molecule / Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals / Bondind and antibonding states (recorded 2010.04.13 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 39:27


    05a Binding energy versus distance / Bravais lattices (recorded 2010.04.15 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 38:31


    05b Binding energy versus distance / Bravais lattices (recorded 2010.04.15 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 59:35


    06a Crystal structures / Examples / Unit cell (recorded 2010.04.20 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 47:38


    06b Crystal structures / Examples / Unit cell (recorded 2010.04.20 at 10:00)

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    07a Example: crystals in the Earth / X-ray diffraction (recorded 2010.04.22 at 09:00)

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    07b Example: crystals in the Earth / X-ray diffraction (recorded 2010.04.22 at 10:00)

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    08a Reciprocal lattice / Brillouin zone / Coordination number (recorded 2010.04.27 at 09:00)

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    08b Reciprocal lattice / Brillouin zone / Coordination number (recorded 2010.04.27 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 59:43


    09a Packing fraction / Vibrations / Monoatomic linear chain / Phonons (recorded 2010.05.06 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 45:19


    09b Packing fraction / Vibrations / Monoatomic linear chain / Phonons (recorded 2010.05.06 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 30:01


    10a Phonons in a diatomic chain / Sound waves (recorded 2010.06.03 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 45:46


    10b Phonons in a diatomic chain / Sound waves (recorded 2010.06.03 at 10:01)

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    11a Acoustic and optical phonon branches (recorded 2010.06.08 at 09:00)

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    11b Acoustic and optical phonon branches (recorded 2010.06.08 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 59:32


    12a Electronic states of an infinite chain / Tight Binding model (recorded 2010.06.10 at 09:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 43:55


    12b Electronic states of an infinite chain / Tight Binding model (recorded 2010.06.10 at 10:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 41:05


    13a Born - Von Karman boundary conditions / Bands / Bloch's Theorem (recorded 2010.06.22 at 14:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 48:58


    13b Born - Von Karman boundary conditions / Bands / Bloch's Theorem (recorded 2010.06.22 at 15:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 31:33


    14a Filling bands / Metals / Insulators (recorded 2010.06.23 at 16:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 59:39


    14b Filling bands / Metals / Insulators (recorded 2010.06.23 at 17:00)

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    15a Free electrons / Quasi-free electrons / Band gaps (recorded 2010.06.24 at 14:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 46:27


    15b Free electrons / Quasi-free electrons / Band gaps (recorded 2010.06.24 at 15:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 34:23


    16a Fermi surface / Fermi level / Density of states (recorded 2010.06.28 at 11:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 45:30


    16b Fermi surface / Fermi level / Density of states (recorded 2010.06.28 at 12:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 42:09


    17a Optical properties of solids (recorded 2010.06.29 at 14:00)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011 47:29


    17b Optical properties of solids (recorded 2010.06.29 at 15:00)

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