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Conductors, Semiconductors, Superconductors

An Introduction to Solid State Physics

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Rudolf P. Huebener

    1. Physikalisches Institut, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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  • Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of solid state physics
  • Concentrates on the electronic and magnetic properties of materials
  • Also describes the key people in the field and their historic context
  • Updated and expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field
  • Written for students in the fields of physics, materials science, electronic engineering, and general science
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Spectacular Advances

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    Pages 1-13

  3. Well Ordered Lattice Structures in Crystals

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    Pages 15-33

  4. Permanent Movement in the Crystal Lattice

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    Pages 35-47

  5. Electric Conductor or Insulator?—Energy Bands

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    Pages 49-57

  6. Metals Obey the Rules of Quantum Statistics

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    Pages 59-72

  7. Less Can Be More: Semiconductors

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    Pages 73-96

  8. Circling Electrons in High Magnetic Fields

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    Pages 97-116

  9. The Winner: Superconductors

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    Pages 117-146

  10. The Big Surprise: High-Temperature Superconductivity

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    Pages 147-162

  11. Magnetism: Order Among the Elementary Magnets

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    Pages 163-181

  12. Nanostructures: Superlattices, Quantum Wires, and Quantum Dots

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    Pages 183-204

  13. Defects in the Crystal Lattice: Useful or Harmful?

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    Pages 205-220

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 221-237
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About this book

This undergraduate textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of solid state physics, including a description of the key people in the field and the historic context. The book concentrates on the electric and magnetic properties of materials. It is written for students up to the bachelor level in the fields of physics, materials science, and electric engineering. Because of its vivid explanations and its didactic approach, it can also serve as a motivating pre-stage and supporting companion in the study of the established and more detailed textbooks of solid state physics. The textbook is suitable for a quick repetition prior to examinations. This second edition is extended considerably by detailed mathematical treatments in many chapters, as well as extensive coverage of magnetic impurities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Physikalisches Institut, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Rudolf P. Huebener

About the author

Prof. em. Rudolf Huebener earned his PhD in physics from the University of Marburg. After holding research positions at Karlsruhe and New York he worked 12 years at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, USA. In 1974 he accepted a professorship at the University of Tubingen. For his scientific achievements Rudolf Huebener was awarded the Max Planck Research Prize in 1992.

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