Overview
- New edition features updated coverage of quantum computers, and superconductivity in interfaces and monolayers
- Describes the key scholars in the field and discusses their historical contexts
- Offers undergraduates a concise yet thorough introduction to the foundations of the field
- Written for students in the fields of physics, materials science, electronic engineering, and general science
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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About this book
This compact undergraduate textbook provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the fundamentals of solid-state physics, while also briefly discussing the historical context surrounding key scholars in the field. The vivid explanations and unique didactic approach adopted in the book aim to generate interest in these subjects while also serving as a motivating primer and supporting companion for studying more detailed and advanced textbooks in solid-state physics. The book is also suitable as a quick refresher for students preparing for examinations.
The fourth edition features extensions in many sections. In particular, superconductivity in interfaces and monolayers and the concepts of quantum computers are subjects of new sections. Primarily concentrating on the electric and magnetic properties of materials, the book benefits undergraduate students in the fields of physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.
Keywords
- Meissner-Ochsenfeld Effect
- Josephson Effect
- Josephson Electronics
- High-Tempeature Superconductors
- Topological Materials
- Quantum Physics
- Quantum Statistics
- Fermi Surface
- Ballistic phonons
- Landau theory
- Quantum Hall effect
- Quantum wires and quantum dots
- Semiconductors introduction
- Textbook semiconductors
- Textbook superconductors
- Ultrahigh-vacuum technology
- Quantum computer coherence time
- Quantum cryptography for data encryption
- Femtosecond laser pulse generation
- Superconductivity in monolayers
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Rudolf Huebener studied physics and mathematics at the University of Marburg and at the technical universities of Munich and Darmstadt, Germany. In 1958, he completed his Ph.D. in experimental physics at Marburg. After having worked at the Research Center Karlsruhe and at a research institute near Albany, New York, USA, he worked for 12 years at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois. In 1974, he accepted an appointment as the chair of experimental physics at the University of Tübingen, Germany, where he taught and worked until his retirement in 1999. In honor of his scientific achievements, Rudolf Huebener was awarded the Max Planck Research Prize in 1992, together with Chang C. Tsuei, and the Cryogenics Prize in 2001.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conductors, Semiconductors, Superconductors
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Solid-State Physics
Authors: Rudolf P. Huebener
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-93665-4Due: 12 September 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-93666-1Due: 12 September 2025
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XVIII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour