- UCAS course code
- F3FA
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Frontiers of Solid State Physics
Unit code | PHYS40411 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 4 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Offered by | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
Frontiers of Solid State Physics
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Properties of Matter | PHYS10352 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Fundamentals of Solid State Physics | PHYS20252 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Condensed Matter Physics | PHYS30051 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
To achieve awareness and basic understanding of several inter-related topics of modern solid state physics.
Learning outcomes
Syllabus
Mishchenko (8 Lectures)
Techniques of nanofabrication and characterisation.
Quantum confinement, low dimensional systems : 2D, 1D and 0D.
Electronic transport in graphene
Topology in solid state physics
I Vera Marun (8 Lectures)
Introduction into nanomagnetism.
Fundamentals of spin-dependent transport.
Spintronic devices and techniques.
Graphene spintronics
Fumagalli (8 Lectures)
Fundamentals of scanning probe microscopy.
Advanced scanning probe microscopy techniques.
Scanning probe microscopy applied to low dimensional systems (nanowires, quantum dots, single molecules).
Scanning probe microscopy of 2D materials.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 33% |
Written exam | 67% |
Feedback methods
Feedback will be available on students’ individual written solutions to examples sheets, which will be marked, and model answers will be issued.
Recommended reading
Katsnelson, M. I. Graphene: Carbon in Two Dimensions, (Cambridge University Press) 2012
Kittel, C. Introduction to Solid State physics, (Wiley) 2005
Ferry, D. K., Goodnick, S. M., and Bird, J. Transport in Nanostructures (CUP) 2009
Tsymbal E. Y. & Zutic, I. Handbook of Spin Transport and Magnetism (CRC Press) 2012
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Assessment written exam | 1.5 |
Lectures | 24 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 74.5 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Artem Mishchenko | Unit coordinator |
Ivan Vera Marun | Unit coordinator |
Laura Fumagalli | Unit coordinator |