Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3NTM205Solid State Physics3+0+03407.11.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Nanotechnology Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of the course is to learn the necessary concepts about crystal bonds, phonons, free electron gas, plasmons, and polaritons by having knowledge about the basic lattice types of crystal structure, reciprocal lattice and Brillouin zones.
Course Content Crystal structures, Basic lattice types, Reciprocal lattice, Brillouin Zones, Crystal Bonds, Phonons, Free Electron Fermi Gas, Plasmons, Polaritons, Excitons
Course Methods and Techniques Lectures-Question-Answer
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Özden Aslan Çataltepe
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1. Charles Kittel, Katıhal Fiziğine Giriş, BilgiTek Yayıncılık, 1996, İstanbul
2. Mustafa Dikici, Katıhal Fiziği, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2013, Ankara
3. Şakir Aydoğan, Katıhal Fiziği, Nobel Yayınevi, 2014, Ankara
Course Notes Lectures-Question-Answer
Exams % 30 Ara sınav+% 20 ödev+% 50 Final

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
2
% 80

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 1 3 3
Mid-terms 1 5 5
Final examination 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 102

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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1 Learning of basic crystal types and reciprocal space
2 To have knowledge about crystal bonding and phonons and to gain the ability to solve related questions.
3 To learn about free electron gas and plasmons
4 To have knowledge about Polariton, Polaron, optical processes and excitons and to be able to write their related equations.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction and history of solid state physics, periodic arrangement of atoms, basic lattice types
2 Reciprocal lattice, Wave diffraction in crystals
3 Brillouin Zones, Fourier Analysis
4 Crystal Bonding, Noble Gas Crystals, Ionic Crystals, Covalent Crystals,
5 Metals, Hydrogen Bonding
6 Phonons, Vibrations of monoatomic lattices, Diatomic lattices
7 Quantization of elastic waves, Phonon momentum, Inelastic scattering of phonons
8 Mid-term exam
9 Phonon heat capacity, Anharmonic crystal interactions, Thermal Conductivity
10 Free electron Fermi gas, Energy levels in one dimension
11 Free electron gas in three dimensions, Dielectric function of electron gas, Plasmons,
12 Electrostatic screening, Polaritons, Electron-electron interactions,
13 Electron-phonon interaction: Polarons
14 Optical reflection coefficient, Excitons
15 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
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