Solid State Physics

Preface
1 Chemical Bonding in Solids
2 Crystal Structures
3 Mechanical Properties
4 Thermal Properties of the Lattice
5 Electronic Properties of Metals: Classical Approach
6 Electronic Properties of Metals: Quantum Mechanical Approach
7 Semiconductors
8 Magnetism
9 Dielectrics
10 Superconductivity
11 Finite Solids and Nanostructures
Appendix
References
Further Reading
Physical Constants and Energy Equivalents

Philip Hofmann studied physics at the Free University, Berlin and did his PhD research at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society, also in Berlin. He stayed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, as a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 1998, he moved to the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where he is associated with the Synchrotron Radiation Source and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO). His research is primarily focused on the electronic structure of solids and their surfaces.

P. Hofmann, Institute for Storage Ring Facilities, University of Aarhus, Denmark