PHY3023 : Advanced Materials and Solid-State Physics
- Offered for Year: 2021/22
- Module Leader(s): Dr Toby Hallam
- Owning School: Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
To further develop the understanding of material concepts and to understand advanced concepts such as band theory.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Crystalline Materials
• Structure
• Reciprocal space
• Diffraction
• Brillouin zone
2. Free Electrons
• Drude model
• Sommerfeld model
• Fermi Surface
3. Nearly free electrons
• Bloch waves
• Central Equation
• Tight Binding
• Band gap
4. Semiconductors
• Effective Mass
• Holes
• Dopants and carriers
• Simple devices
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 37 | 1:00 | 37:00 | Completion of in course assignments/ examination revision |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | Formal Lectures – Present in Person |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 41 | 1:00 | 41:00 | Preparation time for lectures, background reading, coursework review |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures are used for the delivery of theory and explanation of methods, illustrated with examples, and for giving general feedback on marked work.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 60 | End of semester Examination |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 20 | Bookwork all-semester problem set |
| Computer assessment | 1 | M | 20 | Mid-semester problems and programming task |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Written exercise 1 provides the opportunity for the student to demonstrate their understanding of the lecture course material.
Computing assignment 1 explores numerical intensive band structure calculations and compares with simplified analytical treatment.
Exam explores all module teaching outcomes.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- PHY3023's Timetable