SLIDE 11 Philippe Mendels Fabrice Bert
Summary
Course prerequisites and corequisites: Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics. Book : Quantum Mechanics by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu,
- F. Laloë (vol. I and II), Ed Wiley
Fundamentals of Statistical Physics. Book : Statistical Mechanics by K. Huang, Ed Wiley. Concepts
- f Statistical Physics needed for this course can be easily learnt in parallel.
Contents: I Basic model of metals : the free electron gas I-5 Scanning tunneling microscope I-6 Quantization of levels in a magnetic field: quantum oscillations II Crystalline Solids II-1 Structures: crystal lattice and primitive unit cell II-4 Diffraction in practice: lab. X-rays, synchrotron and neutron facilities, electronic microscopy: from formulas to hands on experiments II-5 Beyond crystals: introduction to amorphous solids and soft matter III- Electronic structure of solids IV- Dynamics of electrons V- Electrons at the nanoscale V-1 Coulomb blockade V-2 Band tailoring: heterostructures VI- Semiconductors VI-1 General introduction: Silicium, Germanium, III-V and II-VI families VI-5 Towards applications: diode , LED, solar cells, …