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QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS AND SURFACES
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M. Daniil KOSOV
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| Prerequisites |
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Quantum mechanics
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Introduction to the quantum theory of solid state and solid surfaces, in particular, to the theory of metals, semiconductors, superconductivity, and surface quantum processes
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| Contents |
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Solid state ; elements of crystallography ; electronic states in periodic potentials; Bloch theorem and Brillouin zones ; energy band theory ; quantization of crystal vibrations ; phonons ; electronic conductivity ; metals, semiconductors and insulators ; superconductivity ; BCS theory and Josephson effect ; surface electronic states ; work function and electron affinity ; surface quantum excitations ; defects and surface reconstructions ; surface electron transfer processes
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| Bibliography |
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W. A. Harrison, Electronic structure and the properties of solids (Dover, New York, 1989). N. W. Ashcroft & N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics (Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 1976)
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| Campus and term(s) |
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Campus de la Plaine, 1st term
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total: 2 ECTS (théorie: 2)
The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit is a measure of the student workload for each activity associated with a course. Conventionally, one ECTS credit represents 24h of work.
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| Course thaught in |
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Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles:
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CHIM-F-442
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NANO6-C: master complémentaire en nanotechnologie - année unique, option nano-chimie (optional)
NANO6-E: master complémentaire en nanotechnologie - année unique, option nano-électronique (optional)
NANO6-M: master complémentaire en nanotechnologie - année unique, option nano-matériaux (optional)
NANO6-P: master complémentaire en nanotechnologie - année unique, option nano-physique (optional)
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