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Chemistry 410: Physical Chemistry of the Solid State

Course Level: 
Fourth Year
Academic Year: 
2009/2010

CALENDAR ENTRY: CHEM 410/502. (3) Physical Chemistry of the Solid State — Introduction to the theory of electrons in solids; bands and zones. Absorption of light and excitons. Vacancies, interstitials, electronic defects and dislocations and their roles in chemical reactivity. Prerequisites: CHEM 202 and (CHEM 201 or CHEM 205). [0–0–0; 3–0–0]

TIME AND PLACE: Lectures: Chemistry C126 - Mon, Wed, & Fri 11:00 AM -11:50 AM.

WEB SITE: http://www.chem.ubc.ca/courseware/courseware.shtml - see Chem 410 link

INSTRUCTOR: W. Andrew MacFarlane 
OFFICE: Ampel 317: 822-6866,   
LABORATORY: Ampel 244 or TRIUMF: 222-1047, ext 6713 
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment

MARKING:

  A B C
Assignments
Midterm Exam 
Term Paper 
Class Presentation
Final Exam		 30
20
0
0
50		 30
15
10
0
45		 25
15
10
10
40
TOTAL 100 100 100

There are 3 evaluation streams A, B and C above. Students registered in Chem 410 may choose any of the three, while students in 502 can choose between B and C. The term paper is intended to allow students interested in a particular topic in solid state chemistry to pursue that topic in detail. The topics of the term paper will be determined in consultation with the instructor. The midterm will likely take place on Wednesday, 28 February 2007 during the scheduled lecture hour.

TEXTBOOK: Solid State Chemistry, 3rd Ed. (CRC,NY,2005) by L.E. Smart and E.A. Moore

REFERENCES: Basic Solid State Chemistry (Wiley, NY, 1999) by A.R. 
West Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley,NY,2004) by C. Kittel 2

GENERAL OUTLINE

I Introduction

  • General features of the solid state
  • Classification of solids by order and cohesion

II The Structure of Crystals

  • General crystal structures: Bravais Lattice, Basis, Unit Cells (§1.4, Kittel Ch. 1)
  • Common crystal structures (§1.6)
  • Diffraction and Crystallography (§2.1 - 2.5)
  • Spatial Periodicity, Fourier Series, Reciprocal Lattice (Kittel Ch. 2)
  • Crystal Growth (§3.7), Phase Diagrams

III Defects in Crystals (Ch. 5)

  • Intrinsic defects: point defects, dislocations, surfaces; Extrinsic defects
  • Dependence of properties on defects
  • Migration of defects: diffusion
  • Ionic Conduction: Solid State Batteries and Fuel Cells

IV Introduction to Band Structure (Ch. 4)

  • Delocalization of electrons • Energy Bands, Density of States
  • Thermodynamic Calculations and the Fermi distribution function

V Some Properties of Solids

  • Dielectric and Optical Properties (Ch. 8, §9.9-9.11)
  • Magnetic Properties (Ch. 9)
  • Electrical Conductivity (§4.2, 4.4)

VI Electronic Structure and Bonding in Crystals

  • Molecular Crystals: Van der Waals forces, Lennard-Jones Potential, Structures (§1.6*)
  • Ionic Crystals: Madelung energies (§1.7*)
  • The Free Electron Model of Metals (§4.2*)
  • Band Theory: Bloch’s Theorem (Ch. 4*)
  • LCAO approximation, Huckel Theory (Ch. 4*)
  • Band Structure and the properties of Semiconductors (Ch. 4*)