674 Phys: Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids

Classical models for the electronic properties of metals: Drude and Sommerfeld models.  Quantum mechanics of particles in periodic potentials (Bloch's theorem).  Band structure models: Nearly Free and Tight Binding electronic models. Semiconductors and insulators:  Energy gap, Number of carriers, Density of states.  Associated physical phenomena: electrical, optical, thermal and magnetic properties. Characterization and device applications.  Wavevector (K) and effective mass of electrons in solids.   Band-structure engineering: multilayers and quantum wells.  Magnetoresistance and the quantum Hall effect.