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| FIZ4001 | Solid State Physics | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Emin BACAKSIZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the basic concepts and principles of solid state physics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | on completing this course the student should be able to: Describe the crystal structure of solids in terms of a space lattice + unit cell. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | determine the crystal structure by X-ray and Neutron diffraction. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | explain the concepts of the reciprocal lattice and the Brillouin zone and structure factor, | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | describe the various types of crystal bindings, | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | discuss the electrical, thermal and optical properties in terms of the free electron model. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | understand the concept of a band structure, and be able to distinguish between metals, semiconductors and insulators on the basis of their energy band schemes. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 7 : | discuss the consepts of electrons, holes, conductivity, optical absorption, Hall effect | 1,2,3 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Crystal structure, X-ray crystallography, Interatomic forces, Free electrons in metals, Transport properties of conduction electrons, The effect of the periodic lattice potential-energy bands, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Crystal structure, | | | Week 2 | Crystal structure, | | | Week 3 | Interatomic forces, | | | Week 4 | Free electrons in metals, | | | Week 5 | Free electrons in metals, | | | Week 6 | Transport properties of conduction electrons, | | | Week 7 | Transport properties of conduction electrons, | | | Week 8 | X-ray crystallography, | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The effect of the periodic lattice potential-energy bands, | | | Week 11 | The effect of the periodic lattice potential-energy bands, | | | Week 12 | Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. | | | Week 13 | Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. | | | Week 14 | Monoatomic lattice vibrations | | | Week 15 | Two atom lattice vibrations | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2021 | 60 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2021 | 90 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 148 |
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