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-^ Week 1^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments| +^ Week 1^^Topic^Reading^Assignments| 
-|1|M 3/28|Physics Comp Exam| |No class|[[hw1|HW #1]]| +|1|M 3/28|Physics Comp Exam - No class||[[hw1|HW #1]]| 
-|[[2]]|W 3/30|Sommerfield model|A&M Ch 2-3, Kittel Ch 6|{{::day1.pdf|}}: Gas of free electrons trapped in a 3d potential. Fermi Energy. Orders of magnitude. Introduce periodic potential.| | +|[[2]]|W 3/30|Sommerfield model|A&M Ch 2-3, Kittel Ch 6|| | 
-|[[3]]|F 4/1|Occupation function|A&M Ch 8 & Ch 12|{{::day2.pdf|}}: Drawing the occupation function in k-space, Bloch's theorem, free electron gas at T = 0, electron velocity, electron response to E-field, relaxation time, calculating a current.| |+|[[3]]|F 4/1|Occupation function|A&M Ch 8 & Ch 12|| |
  
 ^Week 2^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments| ^Week 2^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments|
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 |[[8]]|W 4/13|Adding scattering|Kittel Ch 18 (Nanostructures)|{{::day7_2013.pdf|}}: Pair of inelastic scattering sites. See hw#3 for many inelastic scattering sites. Many elastic scattering sites. Anderson localization. Review of what we've covered so far. Temperature-dependent conductivity of lightly doped semiconductors. Gate-voltage-dependent conductivity of lightly doped semiconductors.| | |[[8]]|W 4/13|Adding scattering|Kittel Ch 18 (Nanostructures)|{{::day7_2013.pdf|}}: Pair of inelastic scattering sites. See hw#3 for many inelastic scattering sites. Many elastic scattering sites. Anderson localization. Review of what we've covered so far. Temperature-dependent conductivity of lightly doped semiconductors. Gate-voltage-dependent conductivity of lightly doped semiconductors.| |
 |[[9]]|F 4/15|Variable range hopping. Mott Insulators|{{:mott_-_variable_range_hopping.pdf|Mott's txt bk}}, A&M p340 & 542|{{::day8_2013.pdf|}}: Disordered semiconducting materials: conductance vs. temperature predicted by variable range hopping theory. Introduction to Mott insulator state. Calculation of critical lattice constant for metal-insulator transition. Little //a// limit: Thomas-Fermi screening depends on the electron concentration. Big //a// limit: polarizability depends on the distance to neighboring dipoles. |{{::hw3solns.pdf|}}| |[[9]]|F 4/15|Variable range hopping. Mott Insulators|{{:mott_-_variable_range_hopping.pdf|Mott's txt bk}}, A&M p340 & 542|{{::day8_2013.pdf|}}: Disordered semiconducting materials: conductance vs. temperature predicted by variable range hopping theory. Introduction to Mott insulator state. Calculation of critical lattice constant for metal-insulator transition. Little //a// limit: Thomas-Fermi screening depends on the electron concentration. Big //a// limit: polarizability depends on the distance to neighboring dipoles. |{{::hw3solns.pdf|}}|
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 ^Week 4^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments| ^Week 4^^Topic^Reading^Summary^Assignments|
 |[[10]]|M 4/18|Electrons in B-field|{{::feynman_abeffect.pdf|Feynman Lecture on AB effect}} |{{::day9_2013.pdf|}}: Topological phenomena in electron transport. Electrons in B-field: Hall effect, Aharanov-Bohm effect.  |[[hw4|HW #4]]| |[[10]]|M 4/18|Electrons in B-field|{{::feynman_abeffect.pdf|Feynman Lecture on AB effect}} |{{::day9_2013.pdf|}}: Topological phenomena in electron transport. Electrons in B-field: Hall effect, Aharanov-Bohm effect.  |[[hw4|HW #4]]|
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 |[[13]]|M 4/25|Superconductivity|Ibach chapter|{{::day12_2013.pdf|}}: The experimental observations. Note about Type I vs. Type II. Composite bosons. Ionic lattice can be deformed: trail of deformation. Size scale for attractive interaction. The Cooper pair wavefunction. The Cooper pair binding energy at T = 0.  The number density of Cooper pairs. Temperature dependence of Cooper pair binding energy.  |[[hw5|HW #5]]| |[[13]]|M 4/25|Superconductivity|Ibach chapter|{{::day12_2013.pdf|}}: The experimental observations. Note about Type I vs. Type II. Composite bosons. Ionic lattice can be deformed: trail of deformation. Size scale for attractive interaction. The Cooper pair wavefunction. The Cooper pair binding energy at T = 0.  The number density of Cooper pairs. Temperature dependence of Cooper pair binding energy.  |[[hw5|HW #5]]|
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 |[[14]]|W 4/27|Superconductivity|Ibach chapter|{{::day13_2013.pdf|}}: Center of mass motion of Cooper pairs. Critical current density. London equation. London penetration depth. Solenoid field generated by a solid cylinder of superconductor. Critical B field for Type I superconductor. Explaining the difference between Type I and Type II superconductors. | | |[[14]]|W 4/27|Superconductivity|Ibach chapter|{{::day13_2013.pdf|}}: Center of mass motion of Cooper pairs. Critical current density. London equation. London penetration depth. Solenoid field generated by a solid cylinder of superconductor. Critical B field for Type I superconductor. Explaining the difference between Type I and Type II superconductors. | |
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