Carbon nanostructures (graphene, nanotubes and fullerenes).
Futhermore, a number of important new topics have been added, including: The basic structure of the second edition is unchanged, but all of the chapters have been updated and improved. The first edition included a number of subjects that are not normally covered in standard texts, notably semiconductor quantum wells, molecular materials, vibronic solid state lasers, and nonlinear optics. In addition to the traditional discussion of crystalline materials, glasses and molecular solids are also covered. The text starts with a review of classical optics, and then moves on to the treatment of optical transition rates by quantum theory. The basic principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence, and light scattering are covered for a wide range of materials, including insulators, semiconductors and metals. In an important sense, the entire text constitutes a major vehicle for the clarification of quantum mechanics, resulting from, among other factors, a comparison of the semi-classical (Boltzmann equation) treatment of screening and the corresponding quantum (Liouville equation) treatment.The second edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date account of the optical physics of solid state materials. In addition to traditional background information, the book features penetrating discussions of such currently active problems as the Mott transition, the electronic structure of disordered systems, tunneling the Kondo effect, and fluctuation near critical points. In the final two chapters, Professor Harrison offers a cogent treatment of lattice vibrations and atomic properties and cooperative phenomena (magnetism and superconductivity). Harrison then turns to a more systematic treatment of the electronic properties of solids, focusing on thermodynamic properties, transport properties (including the Boltzmann equation), semi-conductor systems, screening, optical properties, the Landau theory of Fermi liquids, and amorphous semi-conductors. At least one year of quantum mechanics is required however, the author introduces more advanced methods as needed.īecause virtually all of the properties of solids are determined by the valence electrons, the author devotes the first third of the book to electron states, including solid types and symmetry, band structure, electron dynamics, the self-consistent-field approximation, energy-band calculations, semi-conductor and semi-metal bands, impurity states, the electronic structure of liquids, and other topics.
This feature makes the book especially useful to specialists in other fields who many encounter solid state problems in their own work. While presenting a broad overview of the fundamental concepts and methods of solid state physics, including the basic quantum theory of solids, it surpasses more theoretical treatments in its practical coverage of physical applications. Professor Harrison's well-known text offers an excellent one-year graduate course in this active and important area of research. The field of solid state theory, including crystallography, semi-conductor physics, and various applications in chemistry and electrical engineering, is highly relevant to many areas of modern science and industry. should find a wide readership, especially among graduate students." - Dr.
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