Section outline

  • The "Condensed Matter Physics I" Course is given in the first term, for a total number of 48 hours (6 credits). It is compulsory for all the training tracks.
    The course will provide theoretical concepts fundamental to understanding the behaviour of electrons in crystals and the basic tools to treat them, both in problems solvable with classical methods and those requiring a quantum treatment. Main topics: models for non-interacting electrons; crystalline lattices and structures; independent electrons in a periodic potential (Bloch electrons) and energy bands; semiconductors; magnetism.

    Timetable:
    Lectures are generally planned in these slots:
    Mon., 9:00 (sharp!) - 11:00
    Wed., 16:00 (sharp!) -18:00

    in Room A, Building F (via Valerio, 2)

    Students are kindly invited to check the announcements for possible changes/updates

    Lectures are recorded and collected on TEAMS. The TEAMS code of the course is: xb6co8e

    (as anyone can see from: https://www.units.it/catalogo-della-didattica-a-distanza

    Textbooks:
    N. Ashcroft, N D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Saunders College (1976) (main text).
    G. Grosso and G. Pastori Parravicini, Solid State Physics, Academic Press (2000)
    C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley (1996).
    L. Mihaly e M.C. Martin, Solid State Physics: Problems and Solutions, Wiley (1996).

     

    Exams:

    The exam includes written & oral parts

    Six dates for the final written test  (2 dates in Jan/Feb 2023; 2 in June/July 2023; 2 in September 2023) will be scheduled and visible on esse3.

    Winter session - WRITTEN test:
    - 25 Jan 2023, 9-11:30, Room A Building F via Valerio 2  (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)
    - 13 Feb 2023, 9-11:30, Room B Building F via Valerio 2   (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)

    Summer session - WRITTEN test:
    - 12 June 2023, 9-11:30 (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)
    - 10 July 2023, 9-11:30  (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)

    September session - WRITTEN test:
    - 29 Aug 2023, 9-11:30 (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)
    - 19 Sep 2023, 9-11:30 (ORAL in the following 3-4 days)



    The oral exam must be done within few days after the written test (depending on the number of candidates).

    Typically 2.5 hours are available for the final written tests. Books and lecture notes can be used during the written exams.


    Lectures and exams will go on according to the current guidelines for facing the covid-19 emergency.


    Lectures will be given in Italian, but textbooks, lecture notes and other materials are in English.