16 WEEK PLAN/COURSE DETAILS

By
Dr. Muhammad Shakil

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT

Course Code: PHYS-341 Course Title:

Solid State Physics-I

Credit Hours: 03 Maximum Lectures:

32 (1.5 hours each)
Course Type: Compulsory Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics I,
Electronics
Year: 2020 Semester:Spring-2022
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Muhammad Shakil Office (Room No):
S-110, Physics Dpt. S-Block, Hafiz
Hayat Campus, UOG
E-mail: m.shakil@uog.edu.pk Students’ Contact house: Students are
welcomed any time during office hours
to visit instructor’s office; however,
sixty minutes each after every class are
reserved for the students of this class.
Class Level: BS VI Department: Physics

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SEMESTER CALENDAR: (as notified by SSIC)

CLASSES REGISTRATION:

Following students of BS/MSc will be enroll for this Course

S# R. No. Name of Student email addresses Cell No.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

 As per University policy, a minimum of 70% attendance shall be required for a student to be

eligible to appear in the Mid and End Term examinations. All students concerned are advised

to keep in touch with their attendance records through their UOG email account.

 The students with less than 70% attendance shall not be allowed to take classes after Mid

Term Examination dates.

CLASS RULES AND REGULATIONS:

 Without registration and UOG ID card no student shall be allowed to attend the class.

Students are advised to display the UOG card in a visible position.

 The class shall be started as per given time table. No one shall be allowed after 5 Minutes of

the commencement of class unless genuine excuse.

 Students are encouraged to interrupt by asking the questions during the lecturer.

 Drinking, smoking, mobile usage, sectarian or political discussion and immoral / unethical

activities shall not be allowed during class.

 Students are welcomed any time during office hours to visit instructor’s office.

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  All the communication regarding any lecture or change of class etc. (if any) shall be

forwarded directly to the students’ given email inbox; however, the hard copies for Xerox (if

any) shall be given to any responsible student to place at the photocopiershop. Thus students

advised to keep in touch with their e-box.

TEACHING & EVALUATION METHODOLOGY:

CLASS LECTURER:

 English shall be the language of instructions; however, shy or scrawny students shall be
allowed to communicate in Urdu.
 Each lecture shall be of 1.5 hours.
 Audio video aids like Computer(s), Multimedia and White Board shall be used as teaching
tools.
 Student’s brain storming and
STUDENT’S EVALUATION (GRADING):

The course shall be evaluated out of 100 Marks as per following division:

GRADING DETAIL:

Seasonal Work (25 Marks):

 Quiz: 12 marks
 Presentation/Project 07 marks
 Assignments 06 marks
Total: 25 Marks

Mid Term Examinations (25 Marks):

 Short and long question type questions

End Term Examination (50 Marks);

 Long, short questions,

COURSE OUT LINE:

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SOLID STATE PHYSICS-I

Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics I, Electronics

Crystal Structure: Lattices and basis, Symmetry operations, Fundamental Types of Lattice, Position
and Orientation of Planes in Crystals, Simple crystal structures.
Crystal Diffraction and Reciprocal Lattice: Diffraction of X-rays, Neutrons and electrons from
crystals; Bragg’s law; Reciprocal lattice, Ewald construction and Brillouin zone, Fourier analysis of
the Basis.
Crystal Binding and Elastic Constants:
Crystals of inert gases, ionic crystals, covalent crystals, metals, hydrogen bonds, analysis of elastic
strains, elastic compliance and stiffness constants, elastic waves in cubic crystals.
Phonons and Lattice: Quantization of Lattice Vibrations, Phonon momentum, inelastic scattering by
phonons, Lattice Vibrations for Mono-atomic and diatomic basis, Optical Properties in the Infrared
Region.
Thermal Properties of Solids: Lattice heat Capacity, Classical model, Einstein Model, Enumeration
of normal modes, Density of state in one, two or three dimensions, Debye model of heat capacity,
Comparison with experimental results, thermal conductivity and resistivity, Umklapp processes.
Recommended Books:
1. C. Kittle, “Introduction to Solid State Physics”, John Wiley, 8th ed. 2005.
2. N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, “Solid State Physics”, Rinehart & Winston, 1976.
3. S. R. Elliott, “The Physics and Chemistry of Solids”, John Wiley, 1998
4. M. A. Omar, “Elementary and Solid State Physics”, Pearson Education, .
5. H. M. Rosenberg, “The Solid State”, Oxford Science Publication, 3rd ed. 1988.
6. Solid state physics an introduction 2nd ed by Hofmann 2015
ADDITIONAL BOOKS: (You may suggest/add)

1. M. A. Wahab, “Solid State Physics” Structure and Properties of Materials, 3rd Edition
2.
3.

ADDITIONAL READINGS:

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 Electronic sources and relevant articles of reputed national / international Journals etc.

Students are advised to contact with UOG librarian for provision of any paid e-book or article (if

required); however, recommendation of the Instructor concerned shall be required.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Students will be able to understand the fundamentals and practical applications of solid state physics
various fields.

SCHEDULE:
Course Planning for Semester Spring-2022

We Lectur Topics Page Numericals Source

ek es No
1 Overview of course outline (Introductory
1 class)
2 Lattices and basis: Fundamental Types of 3-6 C.Kittel
Lattices:
2 3 Symmetry operations Crystals Types of 10-13, Chapter 1 M.A.Wahab
crystal structures: 9-10 Problems 1-3 ,
Charles kittle C.Kittel
4 Position and Orientation of Planes in 21-26 Examples M.A Wahab
crystals Pg # 22, 23, 25-
27
3 5 Simple crystal structures, e.g. NaCl 10,13 C.Kittel

6 Crystal Diffraction: 260-268 Example pg# M.A Wahab

Diffraction of X-rays:, example problem, 261, 262, 294,
Neutrons Diffraction 295

7 Quiz No. 1 & Assignment No. 1

4
8 Electron diffraction from crystals and 266 Problem M.A Wahab
Bragg’s Law: #20,22,23,26
Pg #298

9 Reciprocal lattice: Ewald construction and 267, 268 Problems from M.A Wahab
5 Brillouin zone: Kittle
1-7 (Pg#43-45)

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 10 Fourier analysis of the Basis: 39-41 C.Kittel
6 11 Crystal Binding and Crystals of inert gases: 49-57 Problem # 1-5 C.Kittel
Pg #85,86
12 Ionic crystals, covalent crystals, metals 58-60 Problem # 6-14 C.Kittel
Pg # 86, 87, 88
7 13 hydrogen bonds along with example 70 C.Kittel
problems
14 Analysis of elastic strains: elastic 73-85 C.Kittel
compliance:
8 15 Stiffness constant: 77 C.Kittel

16 Elastic waves in cubic crystals: 80 C.Kittel

9 Midterm
19 Quantization of Lattice Vibrations 99 C.Kittel
10
20 Phonon momentum 100 C.Kittel
21 Inelastic scattering by phonons 100-102 C.Kittel
11
22 Quiz No. 2 & Assignment No. 2
12 23 Lattice Vibrations for Mono-atomic and 91 C.Kittel
diatomic basis

24 Optical Properties in the Infrared Region Chap C.Kittel

#15
25 Thermal Properties of Solids: Lattice heat 300 Example pg # M.A.
13 Capacity, Classical model, Einstein Model: 303 Wahab

26 Enumeration of normal modes, Density of 304 M.A.

state in one, two or three dimensions Wahab
27 Debye model of heat capacity, Comparison 308 Example pg# M.A.
with experimental results 312, 313 Wahab
14 Problem #16
(Pg#322)
28 Comparison with experimental results Problem #16 M.A.
(Pg#322) Wahab
29 Thermal conductivity and resistivity, 121-125 C.Kittel
15 Umklapp processes
30 Presentations
16 31 Presentations
32 Overview of the course
Presentations

Class wise Activities of the Semester-PHYS-341

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Week/Day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Monday

Mid Term Examination

Tuesday A-1 Q.1 A-2 Q.2

Wednesda
y
Thursday

Friday

(Good Luck Dear Students)

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