Vibrations and Electronic Excitations

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Explores vibrations in solids, including harmonic oscillators, phonons, and the Einstein model of heat capacity.

Explores density of states in semiconductor devices, covering electron gas, energy bands, Fermi-Dirac distribution, and band structures.

Explores laser micro-processing of materials, fluorescence, spectroscopy, and band structures.

Introduces inelastic scattering in transmission electron microscopy, focusing on electron energy-loss spectroscopy principles and applications.

Explains band structure, density of states, Fermi distribution, and carrier densities.

Explores distribution functions in electron theory, comparing Maxwell-Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac statistics for energy transitions.

Covers effective masses in semiconductors, focusing on energy bands and their implications for materials like silicon and gallium arsenide.

Summarizes key concepts in Solid State Physics II, including band structures, Fermi surfaces, tight-binding approximation, and insulators vs. metals.