Course: Condensed Matter Physics 1

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Course title Condensed Matter Physics 1
Course code KEF/FKL1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházka Vít, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Classification of condensed materials, overview of theories of bonds, van der Waalsm ion, covalent, hydrogen and metallic bond Basic terms and definitions of crystallography - elementary and primitive cell, Bravais lattices, Miller indices, point and spatial groups of symmetry Reciprocal lattice space, k-space, Brillouion zones Experimental methods of study of structure of crystalline materials, Laue and Bragg diffraction condition, atomic and structural scattering factor, diffraction of X-rays, diffraction of electrons and neutrons, electron microscopy, special methods (tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, etc.) Ideal and real crystal, defects in crystals - vacancies, interstitial atoms, impurities, excitons, condensation of excitons, influence of defects on physical properties, dislocations and strength of solid materials Oscillations of lattices and overview of theories of heat capacities (classical, Einstein, Debye and Born-Karmán theory)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 35 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic facts about condensed materials. Solving of basic tasks.
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Knowladge of basic erms, understanding of different connections between physical phenomena in solids.
Recommended literature
  • Dvořák L. (1988). Řešené úlohy z fyziky pevných látek. UP Olomouc.
  • Dvořák L. (1993). Úvod do fyziky kondenzovaných látek. UP Olomouc.
  • Eckertová L. a kol. (1992). Fyzikální elektronika pevných látek. Karolinum Praha.
  • Kittel C. (1985). Úvod do fyziky pevných látek. Academia Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching Training in Physics for Secondary Schools (2019) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer