MatSE 304 Electronic Properties of Solids

Spring 2008– MWF 9:00– 9:50 – 218 Ceramics

Useful Information:

1. Atomic sizes of elements – arranged concentrically. Elements in one row of the periodic table are depicted on the same concentric circle.

2. Schrödinger equation primer – An understanding of how the equation came about.

3. Applications of Schrödinger equation – Some one-dimensional applications of the Schrödinger equation – for a particle encountering a potential barrier and a particle in a square potential well. Supplemental reading to sections 3.4 and 3.5 of Kasap.

4. H atom - solution of the Schrödinger equation for the H atom – supplemental reading for section 3.7 of Kasap.

5. Orbital shapes – shapes of the various atomic orbitals

6. Wavefunctions – radial plots of the atomic wavefunctions

7. Bonding – various types of bonds

8. Free electron model – Sommerfeld model

9. BCC lattice – primitive cell of the bcc lattice

10. Brillouin zone – electrons in a periodic potential

11. Carrier concentration in a p-n junction – Changes in carrier concentration across a p-n junction as a function of depth from the interface.