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Solid State Properties

From Bulk to Nano

  • Covers both background and applications of main solid state properties
  • Gives a hand-in-hand description of theory models and experiments
  • Contains special sections on the novel developments in solid state nanoscience
  • Based on a successful course at MIT

Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Electronic Structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Crystal Lattices in Real and Reciprocal Space

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 3-12
    3. Electronic Properties of Solids

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 13-27
    4. Weak and Tight Binding Approximations for Simple Solid State Models

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 29-54
    5. Examples of Energy Bands in Solids

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 55-87
    6. Effective Mass Theory

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 89-104
    7. Lattice Vibrations

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 105-121
  3. Transport Properties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Basic Transport Phenomena

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 125-153
    3. Thermal Transport

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 155-183
    4. Electron and Phonon Scattering

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 185-209
    5. Magneto-Transport Phenomena

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 211-230
    6. Transport in Low Dimensional Systems

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 231-246
    7. Two Dimensional Electron Gas, Quantum Wells and Semiconductor Superlattices

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 247-274
    8. Magneto-Oscillatory and Other Effects Associated with Landau Levels

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 275-294
    9. The Quantum Hall Effect (QHE)

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 295-313
  4. Optical Properties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 315-315
    2. Review of Fundamental Relations for Optical Phenomena

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 317-327
    3. Drude Theory–Free Carrier Contribution to the Optical Properties

      • Mildred Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Stephen B. Cronin, Antonio Gomes Souza Filho
      Pages 329-344

About this book

This book fills a gap between many of the basic solid state physics and materials science
books that are currently available. It is written for a mixed audience of electrical
engineering and applied physics students who have some knowledge of elementary
undergraduate quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. This book, based on a
successful course taught at MIT, is divided pedagogically into three parts: (I) Electronic
Structure, (II) Transport Properties, and (III) Optical Properties. Each topic is explainedin the context of bulk materials and then extended to low-dimensional materials where
applicable. Problem sets review the content of each chapter to help students to understand
the material described in each of the chapters more deeply and to prepare them to master
the next chapters.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Mildred Dresselhaus

  • Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Gene Dresselhaus

  • University Park Campus, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    Stephen Cronin

  • Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Antonio Gomes Souza Filho

About the authors

Mildred S. Dresselhaus is professor of physics and electrical engineering and emeriti institute professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. She is recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award (2012) and the Kavli Prize in Nano science (2012). Known for her work on carbon nano tubes, graphite, graphite intercalation compounds, fullerenes and low dimensional thermoelectric, she lends her name to several physical theories. Positions and awards of  Mildred Dresselhaus:

• Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1968–present

• Professor, MIT Department of Physics, 1983–present

• Treasurer, National Academy of Sciences, 1992–96

• Director, Office of Science, US Department of Energy, August 2000–January 2001

• Chair, American Institute of Physics Governing Board, March 2003–2008

• Awarded National Medal of Science by President George Bush, November 1990

• 20 x Doctorate Honoris Causa

• Professor Honoris Causa, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil, September 2006

• Elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, 1974

• Corresponding Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 1976

• Elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, 1985

• Elected as a Foreign Associate of the Engineering Academy of Japan, 1993

• Elected to Membership in the American Philosophical Society, 1995

• Sigri-Great Lakes Carbon Lifetime Achievement Award, American Carbon Society, 1997

• Hall of Fame Award by Women in Technology International (WITI), 1998

• Elected to Fellow of the American Carbon Society, 1999

• Nicholson Medal for Humanitarian Service, American Physical Society, 2000

• Weizmann Women & Science Millennial Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000

• National Materials Advancement Award of the Federation of Materials Societies, 2000

• Karl T. Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics, American Institute of Physics, 2001

• Honorary Member of the Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2001

• Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK), January 2005

• Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment, May 2005

• Elected Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of India, 2006

• North American Laureate L’Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, February 2007

• Honored Academician of the International Thermoelectric Academy, July 2007

• Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize of the American Physical Society, March 2008

• Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, April 2009

• 2008, advising the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Samuel Bodman pursuant to the Energy Policy Act

• Member of National Academy of Engineering

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  • Durable hardcover edition
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