1) Foundations of solid state physics

• Wave particle dualism
• Tunnelling
• Schrödinger equation
• H-atom

2) Electrical conductivity of solids

• solid state: periodic potentials
• Pauli Principle
• band structure
• metals, semiconductors and isolators
• p-n junction / diode

3) Optics

• quantum mechanical principles of the laser
• linear optics
• non-linear optics

Exercises are used for complementing and deepening the contents of the lecture as well as for answering more extensive questions raised by the students and for testing progress in learning of the topics.

The student

• has the basic understanding of the physical foundations to explain the relationship between the quantum mechanical principles and the optical as well as electrical properties of materials
• can describe the fundamental experiments, which allow the illustration of these principles

regular attendance: 22,5 hours (lecture) and 22,5 hours (excerises)
self-study: 105 hours

The assessment consists of a written exam (90 minutes) (following §4(2), 1 of the examination regulation).

• Tipler und Mosca: Physik für Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure, Elsevier, 2004
• Haken und Wolf: Atom- und Quantenphysik. Einführung in die experimentellen und theoretischen Grundlagen, 7. Aufl., Springer, 2000
• Harris, Moderne Physik, Pearson Verlag, 2013

Kontakt: daniel.weygand@kit.edu