A Compendium of Solid State Theory. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ladislaus Alexander Bányai.
• Other Names: Bányai, Ladislaus Alexander
• Contents: Intro -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Non-Interacting Electrons -- 2.1 Free Electrons -- 2.2 Electron in Electric and Magnetic Fields -- 2.2.1 Homogeneous, Constant Electric Field -- 2.2.2 Homogeneous, Constant Magnetic Field -- 2.2.2.1 Magnetization -- 2.2.3 Motion in a One-Dimensional Potential Well -- 2.3 Electrons in a Periodical Potential -- 2.3.1 Crystal Lattice -- 2.3.2 Bloch Functions -- 2.3.3 Periodical Boundary Conditions -- 2.3.4 The Approximation of Quasi-Free Electrons -- 2.3.5 The Kronig-Penney Model 2.3.6 Band Extrema, kp: Perturbation Theory and Effective Mass -- 2.3.7 Wannier Functions and Tight-Binding Approximation -- 2.3.8 Bloch Electron in a Homogeneous Electric Field -- 2.4 Electronic Occupation of States in a Crystal -- 2.4.1 Ground State Occupation of Bands: Conductors and Insulators -- 2.4.2 Spin-Orbit Coupling and Valence Band Splitting -- 2.5 Electron States Due to Deviations from Periodicity -- 2.5.1 Effective Mass Approximation -- 2.5.2 Intrinsic Semiconductors at Finite Temperatures -- 2.5.3 Ionic Impurities 2.5.4 Extrinsic Semiconductors at Finite Temperatures: Acceptors and Donors -- 2.6 Semiconductor Contacts -- 2.6.1 Electric Field Penetration into a Semiconductor -- 2.6.2 p-n Contact -- 3 Electron-Electron Interaction -- 3.1 The Exciton -- 3.1.1 Wannier Exciton -- 3.1.2 Exciton Beyond the Effective Mass Approximation -- 3.2 Many-Body Approach to the Solid State -- 3.2.1 Self-Consistent Approximations -- 3.2.2 Electron Gas with Coulomb Interactions -- 3.2.3 The Electron-Hole Plasma -- 3.2.4 Many-Body Perturbation Theory of Solid State -- 3.2.5 Adiabatic Perturbation Theory -- 4 Phonons 4.1 Lattice Oscillations -- 4.2 Classical Continuum Phonon-Model -- 4.2.1 Optical Phonons in Polar Semiconductors -- 4.2.2 Optical Eigenmodes -- 4.2.3 The Electron-Phonon Interaction -- 4.2.3.1 The Franck-Condon Effect -- 4.2.3.2 The Quantized Interaction of Electrons with Phonons -- 5 Transport Theory -- 5.1 Non-Equilibrium Phenomena -- 5.2 Classical Solvable Model of an Electron in a d.c. Electric Field Interacting with Phonons -- 5.3 The Boltzmann Equation -- 5.3.1 Classical Conductivity -- 5.4 Kinetic Coefficients -- 5.5 Master and Rate Equations -- 5.5.1 Master Equations 5.5.2 Rate Equations -- 5.6 Hopping Transport -- 5.6.1 Hopping Diffusion on a Periodic Cubic Lattice -- 5.6.2 Transverse Magneto-Resistance in Ultra-Strong Magnetic Field -- 5.6.3 Seebeck Coefficient for Hopping Conduction on Random Localized States -- 6 Optical Properties -- 6.1 Linear Response to a Time-Dependent External Perturbation -- 6.2 Equilibrium Linear Response -- 6.3 Dielectric Response of a Coulomb Interacting Electron System -- 6.4 The Full Nyquist Theorem -- 6.5 Dielectric Function of an Electron Plasma in the Hartree Approximation
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (211 pages)
• Subjects: 530.41; Solid state physics; Optical materials; Electronics -- Materials; Electronics -- Materials; Optical materials; Solid state physics; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030373597; 3030373592
• Related ISBNs: 9783030373580
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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