327-0506-01L  Materials Physics II

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2017
DozierendeP. Gambardella
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungThis course provides physical foundations to understand the response of different classes of materials to electromagnetic fields, focusing on the dielectric, optical, and magnetic properties of materials, and on the basic functioning of devices that exploit such properties, including photodiodes, photovoltaic cells, LEDs, laser diodes, permanent magnet motors, transformers, and magnetic memories.
LernzielThis course aims at giving a deepened understanding of physical phenomena relevant to Materials Science.
InhaltPART I: Introduction to the dielectric properties of matter
Microscopic origin of dipoles in matter: Electronic, ionic, molecular polarization. Electric field inside and outside dielectric materials. Connection between macroscopic and microscopic polarization. Dielectric breakdown.

PART II: Interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter
The EM spectrum. Electromagnetic waves in vacuum; Energy, momentum, and angular momentum of EM waves; Sources of EM radiation; EM waves in matter. The refractive index. Transmission, Reflection, and Refraction from a microscopic point of view. Optical anisotropy, Optical activity, Dichroism.
Optical Materials: Crystalline Insulators and Semiconductors, Glasses, Metals
Photonic devices: Photodiodes, Photovoltaic cells, LEDs, Laser diodes

PART III: Magnetism
Magnetostatics: Classical concepts. Microscopic origin of magnetism. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism. Magnetic materials and applications.

PART IV: Superconductivity
Phenomenology of Type I and II superconductors, Meissner effect, thermodynamic properties, applications.
SkriptLectures and script will be in English.
Lecture notes can be downloaded at
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LiteraturElectromagnetism and dielectric properties: E.M. Purcell and D.J. Morin, Electricity and Magnetism (Cambridge U. Press, 2013)
Optics and optical materials: E. Hecht, Optics (Lehmanns) ; M. Fox, Optical Properties of Solids (Oxford U. Press)
Photonic Devices: Simon Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Wiley)
Magnetism: J.M.D. Coey, Magnetism and magnetic materials (Cambridge U. Press, 2010).
General: C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley, 2005), also available in German.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesGrundlagen der Materialphysik B