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Conductors, Semiconductors, Superconductors
XVII, 248 p. 124 illus., 25 illus. in color. online resource.
This compact undergraduate textbook provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the fundamentals of solid-state physics, while also briefly discussing the historical context surrounding key scholars in the field. The vivid explanations and unique didactic approach adopted in the book aim to generate interest in these subjects while also serving as a motivating primer and supporting companion for studying more detailed and advanced textbooks in solid-state physics. The book is also suitable as a quick refresher for students preparing for examinations. The third edition features many extensions, including an up-to-date discussion of topological materials, a rapidly developing area at the forefront of solid-state physics. Primarily concentrating on the electric and magnetic properties of materials, the book will benefit undergraduate students in the fields of physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.
Spectacular Advances -- Well Ordered Lattice Structures in Crystals -- Permanent Movement in the Crystal Lattice -- Electric Conductor or Insulator?-Energy Bands -- Metals Obey the Rules of Quantum Statistics -- Less Can Be More: Semiconductors -- Circling Electrons in High Magnetic Fields -- The Winner: Superconductors -- The Big Surprise: High-Temperature Superconductivity -- Magnetism: Order Among the Elementary Magnets -- Nanostructures: Superlattices, Quantum Wires, and Quantum Dots -- Defects in the Crystal Lattice: Useful or Harmful?.
Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity