Nicola Spaldin: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Nicola Spaldin |
| Field | Materials Theory |
| Address | Professur für Materialtheorie ETH Zürich, HIT G 43.3 Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 37 55 |
| Fax | +41 44 633 14 59 |
| nicola.spaldin@mat.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Materials |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327-1300-00L | Joint Group Seminar  Only for doctoral students D-MATL | 0 credits | 1S | M. Fiebig, N. Spaldin | |
| Abstract | Seminar für Doktoranden und Forschende im Bereich Physik der kondensierten Materie. | ||||
| Objective | Verbesserte Vernetzung der Forschungsprojekte der teilnehmenden Gruppen. | ||||
| Content | Vorstellung und Diskussion aktueller Forschungsarbeiten. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Eigene wissenschaftliche Arbeiten. | ||||
| 327-2207-00L | Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials II  Prerequisite: Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials I (327-1202-00L). Either 327-2207-00L Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials II or 327-2202-00L Size Effects in Materials can be counted as core course. The other will be counted as elective course. | 5 credits | 4G | N. Spaldin | |
| Abstract | Continuation of Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials I | ||||
| Objective | 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 | ||||
| Content | 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. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Solid State Physics and Chemistry of Materials I | ||||
| 402-0890-00L | Seminars of the Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing (PASC) | 0 credits | 2S | H. J. Herrmann, T. C. Schulthess, N. Spaldin | |
| Abstract | Seminars by invited speakers in the area of advanced scientific computing. | ||||
| Objective | Discussion of state of the art techniques and methodologies in scientific computing. | ||||
| Content | This course consists in a series of seminars by invited speakers on subjects of interest for the ``Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing''. | ||||
| Lecture notes | There is no script. | ||||
| Literature | Literature will be provided by the speakers in their respective presentations. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Participants should have experience on advanced scientific computing. | ||||