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Solid State Physics Introduction Lecture notes
This note covers the following topics: The electronic structure: tight-binding method and nearly free-electron model, Comparison of results for tight-binding and nearly-free electron model, Formalization: Bloch theorem, Phonons in one dimension, Periodicity, Effect of a basis on the electronic structure, Crystal structures, The reciprocal lattice, Tight-binding in two dimensions, Optical spectroscopy, Quantum-mechanical treatment of optical spectroscopy, Relation to absorption, Thomas-Fermi screening, Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism, Electron-phonon interaction, Transition temperature, Ginzburg-Landau theory, Flux quantization and the Josephson effect.
Author(s): Michel van Veenendaal
107 Pages 
Introductory Solid State Physics
This note covers Bravais lattice or how to pack a crystal, Symmetry as the guiding principle, Systematics of crystals symmetry groups, Unpacking the crystal structure, Spaces of crystallography, Structure factor, Bonding in crystals, Mechanical properties, Dielectric properties, Phonons and sound, Phonons and light and phonons and the reciprocal lattice.
Author(s): Leipzig University
65 Pages
Elementary Solid State Physics UOU
The topics in this pdf include: Crystal structure, Band theory of Solids, Specific Heat Dielectric and Magnetic properties of Materials.
Author(s): Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University
219 Pages
Solid State Theory Manfred Sigrist
Solid state physics is one of the most active and versatile branches of modern physics that have developed in the wake of the discovery of quantum mechanics. It deals with problems concerning the properties of materials and, more generally, systems with many degrees of freedom, ranging from fundamental questions to technological applications. The topics explained in this pdf include:Introduction, Electrons in the periodic crystal - band structure, Metals, Itinerant electrons in a magnetic field, Landau’s Theory of Fermi Liquids, Transport properties of metals, Magnetism in metals, Magnetism of localized moments.
Author(s): Manfred Sigrist
164 Pages
Solid State Physics by Professor Leo Radzihovsky
This note covers the following topics: Elasticity, fluctuations and thermodynamics of crystals, thermodynamics of phonons, Hohenberg-Mermin-Wagner theorem, Ginzburg-Landau theory and Landau's quantum hydrodynamics, Bosonic matter, Magnetism in charge insulators, Jordan-Wigner transformation and XXZ chain, Coherent-spin states and Berry phases, Electron liquid, Fermi gas thermodynamics, Pauli magnetism, Stoner ferromagnetism.
Author(s): Professor Leo Radzihovsky
NA Pages
Notes for Solid State Theory by Andreas Wacker
This note describes the following topics: Band structure, Transport, Magnetism, Dielectric function and semiconductor lasers, Quantum kinetics of many-particle systems, Electron-Electron interaction, Superconductivity.
Author(s): Andreas Wacker
88 Pages
Introduction to Solid State Physics by University of Nebrask
This note explains the following topics: Crystal Structure, X-Ray Diffraction and Reciprocal Lattice, Crystal Binding, Elastic Properties , Lattice Vibrations, Thermal Properties, Free-Electron Model,Electron Transport, Energy Bands, Electron Dynamics and Fermi Surfaces, Methods for Calculating Band Structure, Semiconductors, Optical Properties of Solids, Dielectric Properties of Insulators, Magnetic Properties.
Author(s): University of Nebrask
NA Pages
Solid State Physics Introduction Lecture notes
This note covers the following topics: The electronic structure: tight-binding method and nearly free-electron model, Comparison of results for tight-binding and nearly-free electron model, Formalization: Bloch theorem, Phonons in one dimension, Periodicity, Effect of a basis on the electronic structure, Crystal structures, The reciprocal lattice, Tight-binding in two dimensions, Optical spectroscopy, Quantum-mechanical treatment of optical spectroscopy, Relation to absorption, Thomas-Fermi screening, Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism, Electron-phonon interaction, Transition temperature, Ginzburg-Landau theory, Flux quantization and the Josephson effect.
Author(s): Michel van Veenendaal
107 Pages
Introduction to solid state theory by Prof. Thomas Pruschke
This note explains the following topics: The solid as quantum system, The homogeneous electron gas, Lattices and crystals, Electrons in a periodic potential, Lattice dynamics, Electron Dynamics, Magnetism, Superconductivity, Theory of scattering from crystals.
Author(s): Prof. Thomas Pruschke
197 Pages