• Study level

    BAC +4

  • ECTS

    5 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

  • Hourly volume

    42h

Description

Using two specific examples (X-ray diffraction and vibrations), this module shows in detail how to model the physical properties of a solid. The formalism will also be applied to finite systems, such as nanoparticles, and will remain valid for amorphous materials, but particular attention will be paid to periodic systems (from linear chains to protein crystals, via graphene and silicon). Associated with this periodicity will naturally appear the notion of reciprocal lattice.

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Objectives

Provide a solid foundation in solid-state physics.

Develop an eye for detail and scientific rigor.

 

 

 

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Necessary prerequisites

- Newtonian mechanics

- Wave physics

Recommended prerequisites :

- Basics of quantum physics

- Analytical mechanics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Knowledge control

Final inspection

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Syllabus

X-ray diffraction (~ ¼)

Vibrations (~ ¾)

- 1D systems:
Linear chains, monoatomic, diatomic, ...
infinite or finite (boundary conditions)

- 2D or 3D materials

- Quantification (phonons)

- Heat capacity, density of states

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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