Schema della sezione

  • 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., 9:00-11:00
    Wed., 9:00-11:00

    in Room A and D, Building A (Piazzale Europa, 1)

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


    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 are or will be scheduled  (2 dates in Jan/Feb 2021; 2 in June/July 2021; 2 in September 2021: see esse3.

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

    Typically 2 hours available for the written tests. Books and lecture notes can be used during the written exams.

    Starting from the Summer session and unless other info, the exams will be done in presence. Exceptionally will be done in remote under motivated and documented request, as explained in the UniTS guide lines reported on https://www.units.it/ateneo/emergenza-covid-19-indicazioni-e-aggiornamenti. The specific form of the written test will depend on the presence or not of candidates in remote mode: in such a case, the written part will include a multiple choice test for all the candidates.