Information Package / Course Catalogue
Solid State Physics II
Course Code: FİZ436
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To understand the electronic and magnetic properties of solids (especially crystals) in nature through the laws of physics and to provide foundation for advanced research.

Course Content

Semiconductors, Semimetals, Thermoelectric effects, Superconductivity, investigation of dielectric and magnetic properties, Plasmon, polariton, polaron and excitons, Low-dimensional systems and introduction to nanotechnology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Yelda KADIOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Students distinguish metals, semiconductors and insulators according to band diagrams of crystals.
2.Students calculate the electronic and magnetic parameters of crsytals
3.Students analyze the electrical, optical, thermal and magnetic properties of solids.
4.Students explain the mechanisms of devices used in technology with physics principles.
5.Students explain the different properties of nanomaterials from bulk structures.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1.Introduction to Solid State Physics (C. Kittel)
2.Solid State Physics (J.R. Hook and H. E. Hall)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Semiconductor crystals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Calculation of Intrinsic charge carriers and their concentrations in semiconductors
Week 3 - Theoretical
Examination of band structures of some semiconductor materials
Week 4 - Theoretical
Doped conductivity and its effects on the properties of some semiconductor materials
Week 5 - Theoretical
Thermoelectric effects
Week 6 - Theoretical
Semi-metals and band structures of some semiconductors
Week 7 - Theoretical
Examination of the formation and representation of Fermi surfaces in metals
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tight Binding Method
Week 9 - Theoretical
Investigation of dielectric properties of electron gas
Week 10 - Theoretical
Superconductivity
Week 11 - Theoretical
Diyamagnetism and paramagnetism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
Week 13 - Theoretical
The concepts of Plasmons, polaritons, polarons and exiton
Week 14 - Theoretical
Low dimensional systems and introduction to nanotechnology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Assignment3%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment312448
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
2
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4
4
2
1
4
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5
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5
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4
2
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1
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026