Nicola Spaldin: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2016

Name	Frau Prof. Dr. Nicola Spaldin
Namensvarianten	N. A. Hill Nicola A. Hill Nicola Hill
Lehrgebiet	Materialtheorie
Adresse	Professur für Materialtheorie ETH Zürich, HIT G 43.3 Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telefon	+41 44 633 37 55
Fax	+41 44 633 14 59
E-Mail	nicola.spaldin@mat.ethz.ch
Departement	Materialwissenschaft
Beziehung	Ordentliche Professorin

Nummer	Titel	ECTS	Umfang	Dozierende
327-1202-00L	Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials I Findet dieses Semester nicht statt.	4 KP	4G	N. Spaldin
Kurzbeschreibung	In this course we study how the properties of solids are determined from the chemistry and arrangement of the constituent atoms, with a focus on materials that are not well described by conventional band theories because their behavior is governed by strong quantum-mechanical interactions.
Lernziel	Electronic properties and band theory description of conventional solids Electron-lattice coupling and its consequences in functional materials Electron-spin/orbit coupling and its consequences in functional materials Structure/property relationships in strongly-correlated materials
Inhalt	In this course we study how the properties of solids are determined from the chemistry and arrangement of the constituent atoms, with a focus on materials that are not well described by conventional band theories because their behavior is governed by strong quantum-mechanical interactions. We begin with a review of the successes of band theory in describing many properties of metals, semiconductors and insulators, and we practise building up band structures from atoms and describing the resulting properties. Then we explore classes of systems in which the coupling between the electrons and the lattice is so strong that it drives structural distortions such as Peierls instabilities, Jahn-Teller distortions, and ferroelectric transitions. Next, we move on to strong couplings between electronic charge and spin- and/or orbital- angular momentum, yielding materials with novel magnetic properties. We end with examples of the complete breakdown of single-particle band theory in so-called strongly correlated materials, which comprise for example heavy-fermion materials, frustrated magnets, materials with unusual metal-insulator transitions and the high-temperature superconductors.
Skript	An electronic script for the course is provided at https://eskript.ethz.ch/catalog/matl
Literatur	Hand-outs with additional reading will be made available during the course and posted on the moodle page accessible through MyStudies
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	all three of: Grundlagen für Materialphysik, 327-0406-00L Materialphysik I, 327-0407-00L Materialphysik II, 327-0506-00L or equivalent classes from another institution
327-1300-00L	Joint Group Seminar Nur für D-MATL Doktoranden	0 KP	1S	M. Fiebig, N. Spaldin
Kurzbeschreibung	Seminar für Doktoranden und Forschende im Bereich Physik der kondensierten Materie.
Lernziel	Verbesserte Vernetzung der Forschungsprojekte der teilnehmenden Gruppen.
Inhalt	Vorstellung und Diskussion aktueller Forschungsarbeiten.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Eigene wissenschaftliche Arbeiten.
402-0890-00L	Seminars of the Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing (PASC)	0 KP	2S	H. J. Herrmann, T. C. Schulthess, N. Spaldin, M. Troyer
Kurzbeschreibung	Seminars by invited speakers in the area of advanced scientific computing.
Lernziel	Discussion of state of the art techniques and methodologies in scientific computing.
Inhalt	This course consists in a series of seminars by invited speakers on subjects of interest for the ``Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing''.
Skript	There is no script.
Literatur	Literature will be provided by the speakers in their respective presentations.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Participants should have experience on advanced scientific computing.