ELEMENTS OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS, FOURTH EDITION By SRIVASTAVA, J. P.
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DESCRIPTION This revised and updated Fourth Edi on of the text builds on the strength of previous edi on and gives a systema c and clear exposi on of the fundamental principles of solid state physics. The text covers the topics, such as crystal structures and chemical bonds, semiconductors, dielectrics, magne c materials, superconductors, and nanomaterials. What dis nguishes this text is the clarity and precision with which the author discusses the principles of physics, their rela ons as well as their applica ons. With the introduc on of new sec ons and addi onal informa on, the fourth edi on should prove highly useful for the students. This book is designed for the courses in solid state physics for B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. students of physics. Besides, the book would also be useful to the students of chemistry, material science, electrical/electronic and allied engineering disciplines.
New to the Fourth Edi on • Solved examples have been introduced to explain the fundamental principles of physics. • Matrix representa on for symmetry opera ons has been introduced in Chapter 1 to enable the use of Group Theory for trea ng crystallography. • A sec on en tled ‘Other Contribu ons to Heat Capacity’, has been introduced in Chapter 5. • A statement on ‘Kondo effect (minimum)’ has been added in Chapter 14. • A sec on on ‘Graphenes’ has been introduced in Chapter 16. • The sec on on ‘Carbon Nanotubes’, in Chapter 16 has been revised. • A “Lesson on Group Theory”, has been added as Appendix.
CONTENTS Preface 1. The Crystalline State 2. Atomic Cohesion and Crystal Binding 3. Reciprocal La ce and Determina on of Crystal Structure 4. La ce Vibra ons 5. Thermal Proper es of Solids
6. Free Electron Theory of Metals 7. Electron Energy Bands 8. Mobile Electrons and Fermi Surfaces 9. Semiconductors 10. Theory of Dielectrics: Applica ons to Plasmons, Polaritons and Polarons 11. Ferroelectric Crystals 12. Imperfec ons in Crystals 13. Diamagne sm and Paramagne sm 14. Ferromagne sm, An ferromagne sm and Ferrimagne sm 15. Superconduc vity 16. Nanomaterials Appendix A: van der Waals Interac on Appendix B: Photoconduc vity Appendix C: Luminescence Appendix D: Mössbauer Effect Appendix E: A Lesson on Group Theory Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR(s) J.P. Srivastava is a former Professor of Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and an Emeritus Scien st. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Ins tute of Technology Kanpur and did postdoctoral research in Germany as a DAAD‐Fellow. Professor Srivastava has over 30 years of teaching experience in solid state physics at the postgraduate level. He has published nearly 80 research papers in interna onal journals in the areas of Crystal Fields, Phase Transi ons, MIT, and CMR.
2015 / 680pp. / 17.8 × 23.5 cm / ISBN‐978‐81‐203‐5066‐3 / Rs.595.00
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