Solid-State Physics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Chemical Bonding in Solids

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 1-13

3. Crystal Structures

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 15-26

4. Diffraction from Periodic Structures

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 27-50

5. Crystal Lattice Dynamics

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 51-65

6. Thermal Properties of Crystal Lattices

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 67-83

7. “Free” Electrons in Solids

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 85-103

8. The Electronic Bandstructure of Solids

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 105-126

9. Magnetism

   • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

   Pages 127-158

10. Motion of Electrons and Transport Phenomena

    • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

    Pages 159-185

11. Superconductivity

    • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

    Pages 187-238

12. Dielectric Properties of Materials

    • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

    Pages 239-274

13. Semiconductors

    • Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

    Pages 275-328

14. Back Matter

    Pages 329-341

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In recent decades solid state physics has seen many dramatic new developments and has become one of the largest independent branches of physics. It has simultaneously ex­ panded into many new areas, playing a vital role in fields that were once the domain of the engineering and chemical sciences. A consequence of this explosive development is that no single university lecturer can today be expected to have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of this vast subject; likewise, it is impossible to conceive of a course that could offer students a comprehensive understanding of the entire discipline and its many applications. In view of this situation, it is particularly valuable to have a textbook that gives a concise account of the essential elements of the physics of solids. In this book the fun­ damental aspects of solid state physics are presented according to the scheme: Chemical bonding, structure, lattice dynamics, and electronic properties. We believe that this se­ quence is the optimum choice for tutorial purposes. It enables the more difficult con­ cepts to be introduced at a point where a basic understanding of fundamental ideas has already been achieved through the study of simple models and examples. In addition to this carefully structured exposition of classical solid state theory based on the periodic solid and the one-electron approximation, the book also includes comprehen­ sive descriptions of the most active areas in modern research: Magnetism, superconduc­ tivity and semiconductor physics.

• electrical engineering
• magnetism
• material
• materials science
• semiconductor
• semiconductor physics
• solid-state physics
• superconductivity

• Institut für Grenzflächenforschung und Vakuumphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 1, Deutschland

  Harald Ibach

• Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany

  Harald Ibach, Hans Lüth

• Institut für Schicht- und lonentechnik, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 1, Deutschland

  Hans Lüth

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