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| ====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2011 ====== | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2013 ====== |
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| This course is intended to provide an introduction to the physics of condensed matter for graduate students in physics, chemistry and engineering areas in which materials science is important. Senior undergraduates in physics will also find the course quite accessible. Topics to be covered include the theoretical basis of the electronic structure of solids, viewed from the real-space perspective of the interactions between atoms; the free electron description and physical properties of electrically conducting materials; semiconductors; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience. The goal of this course is attainment of an understanding of the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and familiarity with some of the experimental and computational techniques available to test those concepts. A major project is the computation of the band structure of a real material using density functional theory. | This course is intended to provide an introduction to the physics of condensed matter for graduate students in physics, chemistry and engineering areas in which materials science is important. Senior undergraduates in physics will also find the course quite accessible. Topics include the theoretical basis of the electronic structure of solids, viewed from the real-space perspective of the interactions between atoms; the free electron description and physical properties of electrically conducting materials; semiconductors; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience. The goal of this course is attainment of an understanding of the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and familiarity with some of the experimental and computational techniques available to test those concepts. A major project is the computation of the band structure of a real material using density functional theory. |
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| | **Detailed syllabus** is found at [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/COURSES/ph575]] |
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| ===== Times, Dates and Locations ===== | ===== Times, Dates and Locations ===== |
| * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WGR 304 | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WGR 304 |
| * Midterm 1 - Monday 4/2x/11; Midterm 2 - Friday 5/2x/11, both in class. NOT SCHEDULED YET | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. |
| * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on **Monday 06/011/2012 at 9:30 am - 10:30 am in WGR304**. | * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on **Tuesday 06/11/2013 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in WGR304**. |
| * The [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/events-SSO|Solid State and Optics Seminar]] meets W 4:00 - 5:00 pm in WGR 304. You are welcome to attend. | |
| * The [[http://matsci.oregonstate.edu/seminars.php|Materials Science Seminar]] meets Th 3:00 - 4:00 pm in Covell 117. You are welcome to attend. | |
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| ===== Instructors ===== | ===== Instructors ===== |
| * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/|Prof. Janet Tate]], Weniger 485; 737-1700; tate at physics.oregonstate.edu | * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/|Prof. Janet Tate]], Weniger 485; 737-1700; tate at physics.oregonstate.edu |
| * Office hours: [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Wed 2-3 pm, Thu 4-5 pm, or by appointment]] | * Office hours: [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Wed 2-3 pm, Thu 4-5 pm, or by appointment]] |
| * TA: Daniel Gruss grussd at onid.orst.edu | * TA: Eric Krebs |
| * Jason Vielma, vielmaj at onid.orst.edu, sets up computer accounts and deals with issues related to Wien 2K | * Jason Vielma, vielmaj at onid.orst.edu, sets up computer accounts and deals with issues related to Wien 2K, Flair and gem |
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| ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== | ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== |
| * Blackboard's url is http://my.oregonstate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp. | * Blackboard's url is http://my.oregonstate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp. |
| * Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors. | * Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors. |
| * I will use the official university email list in Blackboard to make general announcements. You can use it to email the class, too. I will try not to use it very much, but it is useful for clearing up things left hanging in class, fixing typos, confirming dates, etc. Please make sure email is forwarded from your onid account to the email account you normally use. | * I will use the official university email list in Blackboard to make general announcements. You can use it to email the class, too. I will try not to use it very much, but it is useful for clearing up things left hanging in class, fixing typos, confirming dates, //etc.// Please make sure email is forwarded from your onid account to the email account you normally use. |
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| ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ===== Course Evaluation ===== |
| Homework - 25%; Midterm 1 - 20%; Band structure computation & poster ("Midterm II") - 20%, Final exam - 35% | * Homework - 15% |
| | * Midterm 1 - 25% |
| | * Paper & poster ("Midterm 2") - 30%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters link]]) |
| | * Final exam - 30%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course |
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| | Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading. An equation sheet, agreed upon by the class, will be provided. {{mt1_s11_eqnsheet.pdf|Here}} is the most current version. |
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| ===== Homework ===== | ===== Homework ===== |
| There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks. Problems will include text-book type problems, and also reading assignments the current literature. Check the web page for assignments and due dates. Assignments turned in after solutions are posted will earn less than full credit. Turn in partially completed assignments by the due date and the rest later for partial credit. Pay attention to your presentation - physical insight and clear explanations are as important than the mathematical manipulation. Clarity, logical structure, spelling, grammar, and neatness contribute to the overall assessment. Make your solutions a model that a student entering PH575 could work from. | There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks. Problems will include text-book type problems, and also reading assignments from the current literature. Check the web page for assignments and due dates. Assignments turned in after solutions are posted will earn less than full credit. Turn in partially completed assignments by the due date and the rest later for partial credit. Pay attention to your presentation - physical insight and clear explanations are as important than the mathematical manipulation. Clarity, logical structure, spelling, grammar, and neatness contribute to the overall assessment. Make your solutions a model that a student entering PH575 could work from. |
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| **Please make a copy of your solution for your own use before you turn it in**. This will allow you to compare to the solutions immediately. | **Please make a copy of your solution for your own use before you turn it in**. This will allow you to compare to the posted solutions immediately. |
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| ===== Midterm & Final exams ===== | ===== Course Outcomes ===== |
| There is one in-class midterm exam on topics covered in the first part of the course. The second midterm is a paper plus a poster session on your band structure calculation (see below). The final exam covers all the topics covered in the course, but with emphasis on the second part. Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading. An equation sheet, agreed upon by the class, will be provided. {{mt1_s11_eqnsheet.pdf|Here}} is the most current version. | Upon completion of PH575, students are expected to be able to: |
| | - Calculate the band structure of simple structures analytically, and interpret the band structure of more complex structures, based on a thorough understanding of bonding in a solid. |
| | - Compute the band structure of a real material using modern software. |
| | - State and predict the responses of metals, semiconductors and insulators to electrical and optical influences. |
| | - Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids. |
| | - Apply band structure knowledge to understand nanostructures. |
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| ===== Computation of band structure (Midterm 2) ===== | |
| One of the goals of the course is to become familiar with modern computational software that allows one to solve difficult problems. You will use the software package Wien 2k to calculate the band structure of a semiconductor, metal, or insulator. More information about the program is under the [[wien|Wien 2k]] link. You will calculate (at minimum for a passing grade) the dispersion relation and the total and partial densities of states of an interesting material. You will also calculate at least one other property using the Wien 2k advanced options – electron density, optical properties //etc//., for a B or higher grade. The difficulty of the project will be taken into account in assigning the grade. You will write a paper for, and present a poster at, a "mini conference" to be held in class. | |
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| You will present the results of your computation at a poster session in the Midterm 2 time slot. You should not go to great expense to generate the posters; 8.5" by 11" sheets pasted to thin poster board will be fine. The total size is limited to about half the size of a whiteboard in WGR 304. Text and diagrams should explain your calculations, and provide supplementary information about your material. In the poster session, half the class will remain with the poster for the first half while the other half circulate; roles are swapped for the second half. As a courtesy, I will invite your advisors and/or representatives of your department to the poster session. | |
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| You will also present a paper at the conference. The idea is to take this project as far as you can beyond the minimum specified above. You will decide on an interesting system (talk to me and others about what is feasible). You always start by reproducing the work of others, and then go on to explore by yourself. You'll learn much about the system you have chosen, so present these findings, stressing the intellectual content. This paper should explain (i) what you have learned about band structure calculations during this process, and (ii) explain what is topical and interesting about your material in somewhat greater detail than you poster. Include references about both sub-parts. | |
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| ===== Ground Rules ===== | ===== Ground Rules ===== |
| Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond to the syllabus. | Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond to the syllabus. |
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| * (S) Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8 (Required) | * REQUIRED: (S) Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8 (Required) |
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| * (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition (Recommended) 7th edition on reserve. | |
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| * (AM) Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics (graduate text; the standard) | |
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| If you choose not to purchase either recommended book, some other equivalent text must be used. Talk to me to see if the one you have in mind is suitable. | * RECOMMENDED: //either// (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley, 2004,8e, (earlier editions OK) //or// (AM) Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics, Brooks Cole, 1976 (used for PH671 //etc//.) |
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| | * ALSO: (Mc) McIntyre, D. H., Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 2012. Ch.15 is particularly relevant. |
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| | If you choose not to purchase Kittel or Aschroft, some other equivalent text must be used. Talk to me to see if the one you have in mind is suitable. |
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| On reserve: see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reserves | On reserve: see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reserves |
| * (S) Sutton, A. P.,Electronic Structure of Materials, QC176.8.E4 S875 1993 | * (S) Sutton, A. P., Electronic Structure of Materials, QC176.8.E4 S875 1993 |
| * (AM) Ashcroft, N.A. and Mermin, N.D., Solid State Physics, QC176 .A83 (graduate text; the standard) | * (AM) Ashcroft, N.W. and Mermin, N.D., Solid State Physics, QC176 .A83 (graduate text; the standard) |
| * (H) Harrison, W.A., Electronic Structure and the properties of solids, QC176.8.E4 H37 (Graduate level) | * (H) Harrison, W.A., Electronic Structure and the properties of solids, QC176.8.E4 H37 (Graduate level) |
| * (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th ed, QC176 .K5 1996 | * (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th ed, QC176 .K5 1996 |
| * (R) Rosenberg, H., The Solid State, QC176 .R67 1988 (Undergraduate level) | * (R) Rosenberg, H., The Solid State, QC176 .R67 1988 (Undergraduate level) |
| * (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist's view of bonding in extended structures, QD471 .H83 1988 | * (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist's view of bonding in extended structures, QD471 .H83 1988 |
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| * An Introductory Modern Physics text (e.g. Krane, Modern Physics, used for PH314). (review and summary of quantum waves) | |
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| ===== OSU Library ===== | ===== OSU Library ===== |
