Credits: 4 (3-1-0)
Description
Crystal Structure, concepts of reciprocal lattice, Weigner Seitz cell, Energy Bonds, Defects in Crystals, Phonons, Crystal Vibration with monoatomic and diatomic basis, M-B, B-E and F-D statistics, Phonon Heat Capacity: Density of states in one dimension, Debye and Einstein Models, thermal expansion, free Electron Fermi Gas, Effect of temperature on the Fermi-Dirac Distribution, E-k diagrams, Effective Mass, Nearly free electron model, Bloch function, Kronig Penny Model, Brillouin zone, Tight binding approximation, Energy bands in semiconductor, Equilibrium distribution, carrier and transport, thermoelectric effect.