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Intro
Preface to the New Edition
Contents
1 Electronic Transport in Solids
1.1 Simple Phenomenological Ideas
1.1.1 The Drude Model for the Static Conductivity of Metals
1.1.2 Drude Model for Metallic Conduction in a Magnetic Field
1.1.3 Two Types of Charge Carriers, Magnetoresistance
1.1.4 Phenomenological Theory of Thermal Conductivity
1.2 Relations Between Transport Coefficients
1.3 Boltzmann Equation and Relaxation Time Approximation
1.4 Resistance of Metals by Scattering at Defects
1.5 Resistance of Metals by Scattering at Phonons
1.6 Resistance of Metals by Electron-Electron Scattering
1.7 Scattering at Magnetic Impurities: The Kondo Effect
1.8 Temperature Dependence of the Resistance of Semiconductors
1.9 Linear Response Theory
1.10 Electric Conductivity in Linear Response Theory, Kubo Formula
1.11 Impurity Scattering in the Kubo Formalism
1.12 Landauer Formula for the Resistance of One-Dimensional Systems
1.13 Further on Transport in Solids
1.14 Problems for Chap. 1
2 Optical (or Dielectric) Properties of Solids
2.1 Macroscopic Description, Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constant and Refractive Index
2.2 Simple Microscopic Models, Drude and Relaxation Time Treatment
2.2.1 Reflection Coefficient of Metals in the Drude Model
2.2.2 Boltzmann Equation in Relaxation Time Approximation, Anomalous Skin Effect
2.3 Microscopic Theory of the Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constant
2.4 Optical Properties of Semiconductors
2.4.1 Dipole Coupling to the Electromagnetic (Optical) Field
2.4.2 Two-Level Systems
2.4.3 The Semiconductor Bloch Equations
2.5 Polaritons
2.5.1 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field
2.5.2 Electrons in Interaction with the Quantized Radiation Field
2.5.3 The Exciton-Polariton
2.6 The Jaynes-Cummings Model
2.7 Problems for Chap. 2
3 Deviations from the Ideal, Three-Dimensional Crystal Structure
3.1 Surfaces
3.2 Defects
3.3 Disordered Systems
3.3.1 The Coherent Potential Approximation (CPA)
3.3.2 Localization
3.4 Inhomogeneous Semiconductor Systems
3.4.1 p-n Junction Between Differently Doped Intrinsic Semiconductors
3.4.2 Semiconductor Heterostructures
3.5 Realization of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Systems by Means of Heterostructures
3.5.1 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
3.5.2 Semiconductor Heterostructures
3.6 Quantum Dots
3.7 Two-Dimensional Crystals
3.8 Problems for Chap. 3
4 Solids in an External Magnetic Field
4.1 Coupling of Magnetic Fields, Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
4.2 Paramagnetism of Localized Magnetic Moments
4.3 Pauli Paramagnetism of Conduction Electrons
4.4 Landau Diamagnetism of Free Electrons
4.5 The De-Haas-van-Alphen Effect
Preface to the New Edition
Contents
1 Electronic Transport in Solids
1.1 Simple Phenomenological Ideas
1.1.1 The Drude Model for the Static Conductivity of Metals
1.1.2 Drude Model for Metallic Conduction in a Magnetic Field
1.1.3 Two Types of Charge Carriers, Magnetoresistance
1.1.4 Phenomenological Theory of Thermal Conductivity
1.2 Relations Between Transport Coefficients
1.3 Boltzmann Equation and Relaxation Time Approximation
1.4 Resistance of Metals by Scattering at Defects
1.5 Resistance of Metals by Scattering at Phonons
1.6 Resistance of Metals by Electron-Electron Scattering
1.7 Scattering at Magnetic Impurities: The Kondo Effect
1.8 Temperature Dependence of the Resistance of Semiconductors
1.9 Linear Response Theory
1.10 Electric Conductivity in Linear Response Theory, Kubo Formula
1.11 Impurity Scattering in the Kubo Formalism
1.12 Landauer Formula for the Resistance of One-Dimensional Systems
1.13 Further on Transport in Solids
1.14 Problems for Chap. 1
2 Optical (or Dielectric) Properties of Solids
2.1 Macroscopic Description, Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constant and Refractive Index
2.2 Simple Microscopic Models, Drude and Relaxation Time Treatment
2.2.1 Reflection Coefficient of Metals in the Drude Model
2.2.2 Boltzmann Equation in Relaxation Time Approximation, Anomalous Skin Effect
2.3 Microscopic Theory of the Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constant
2.4 Optical Properties of Semiconductors
2.4.1 Dipole Coupling to the Electromagnetic (Optical) Field
2.4.2 Two-Level Systems
2.4.3 The Semiconductor Bloch Equations
2.5 Polaritons
2.5.1 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field
2.5.2 Electrons in Interaction with the Quantized Radiation Field
2.5.3 The Exciton-Polariton
2.6 The Jaynes-Cummings Model
2.7 Problems for Chap. 2
3 Deviations from the Ideal, Three-Dimensional Crystal Structure
3.1 Surfaces
3.2 Defects
3.3 Disordered Systems
3.3.1 The Coherent Potential Approximation (CPA)
3.3.2 Localization
3.4 Inhomogeneous Semiconductor Systems
3.4.1 p-n Junction Between Differently Doped Intrinsic Semiconductors
3.4.2 Semiconductor Heterostructures
3.5 Realization of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Systems by Means of Heterostructures
3.5.1 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
3.5.2 Semiconductor Heterostructures
3.6 Quantum Dots
3.7 Two-Dimensional Crystals
3.8 Problems for Chap. 3
4 Solids in an External Magnetic Field
4.1 Coupling of Magnetic Fields, Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
4.2 Paramagnetism of Localized Magnetic Moments
4.3 Pauli Paramagnetism of Conduction Electrons
4.4 Landau Diamagnetism of Free Electrons
4.5 The De-Haas-van-Alphen Effect