Overview
- Features updated coverage of topological materials, a rapidly advancing area of solid-state physics
- 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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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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
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 third edition features many extensions, including an up-to-date discussion of topological materials, a rapidly developing area at the forefront of solid-state physics. Primarily concentrating on the electric and magnetic properties of materials, the book will benefit undergraduate students in the fields of physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.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.
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31420-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31419-4Published: 26 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31420-0Published: 16 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XVII, 248
Number of Illustrations: 99 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original German edition published by Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg, 2013
Topics: Semiconductors, Optical and Electronic Materials, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Solid State Physics, Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity