Solid state physics

Solid state physics is a branch of condensed matter physics. It deals with the study of solids, i.e. rigid matter including crystals (ordered solids) and glasses (disordered solids).

Topics

• bandgap
• Bloch waves (electron waves in lattice)
• conduction band
• crystal lattice
• effective mass
• electrical conduction
• electron hole
• electron gas
• phonons (lattice vibrations)
• valence band

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External links and references

• Online textbook: Introduction to Modern Solid State Physics (http://edu.ioffe.ru/lib/galperin/) by Yuri M. Galperin.