Wahab M.A. Solid State Physics. Structure and Properties of Materials

3rd edition. — Alpha Science International, 2017. — 620 p.Solid State Physics, a comprehensive study for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of pure and applied sciences, and engineering disciplines is divided into eighteen chapters. The first seven chapters deal with structure related aspects such as lattice and crystal structures, bonding, packing and diffusion of atoms followed by imperfections and lattice vibrations.Chapter eight deals mainly with experimental methods of determining structures of given materials. While the next nine chapters cover various physical properties of crystalline solids, the last chapter deals with the anisotropic properties of materials. This chapter has been added for benefit of readers to understand the crystal properties (anisotropic) in terms of some simple mathematical formulations such as tensor and matrix.Preface to Third EditionPreface to the First Edition
Units of Measurements
Physical Constants
Conversion Factors
Atoms in Crystals
Atomic Bounding
Atomic Packing
Atomic Shape and Size
Crystal Imperfections
Atomic Diffusion
Lattice (Atomic) Vibrations
Diffraction of Waves and Particles by Crystals
Thermal Properties of Materials
Free Electrons in Crystals
Band Theory
The Fermi Surface
Semiconducting Properties of Materials
Dielectric Properties of Materials
Optical Properties of Materials
Magnetic Properties of Materials
Superconductivity
Anisotropic Properties of Materials
Bibliography
Index.