FYSS5302 Condensed Matter Physics, part B (4 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

  • Defects in solids

  • Phonons, thermal properties of insulators

  • Dielectrics

  • SImplest models of interacting electrons, conductors, insulators

  • electrical conductivity

  • nanostructures

  • superconductivity  

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to


  • know the most important defect types and the difference between crystalline and amorphous materials

  • define the concept of phonon and understand how they explain the thermal properties of insulators

  • describe how dielectrics influence the propagation of EM fields

  • describe the nearly-free electron and tight-binding models and explain why some materials are metals and others insulators

  • describe the concepts of a hole and effective mass and explain how electrical conductivity arises

  • describe the basic principles of low-dimensional nanostructures and superconductivity

  • solve simple problems of condensed matter physics 

Description of prerequisites

  • FYSA2030 and FYSA2032 Quantum Mechanics, parts A&B or equivalent

  • FYSA2040 and FYSA2042 Statistical Physics, parts A&B or equivalent 

Compulsory prerequisites

Literature

  • S. Elliott: The physics and chemistry of solids, Wiley 1998, ISBN-13 978-0-471-98195-4.
  • C. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics 8th Edition, Wiley 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0471415268.
  • H. Ibach and H. Luth: Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, Springer 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-93804-0.
  • Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie: Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Completion methods

Method 1

Time of teaching:
Period 2
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Method 2

Description:
This completion method is for students for whom alternative methods are not possible for specific reasons (e.g. language, distance learning, statement for special study arrangements). Contact the teacher before enrolling to the course via this completion method.
Time of teaching:
Period 2
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Participation in teaching (4 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>Total points from course elements (for example 40 % assignments, 60 % final exam).</p>
Language:
English
Study methods:

Lectures, assignments, final exam. 

Teaching

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Independent study (4 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>Total points from course elements (for example 40 % assignments, 30 % 1. midterm exam, 30 % 2. midterm exam).</p>
Language:
English
Study methods:

Assignments, project work and oral examination. 

Teaching