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SOLID STATE PHYSICS (SSP) – PHY-550
• Module Organiser: Dr M. Baxendale Physics Room 304 m.baxendale@qmul.ac.uk Office hour: Monday 11:00-12:00
• Deputy: Dr. J. Dennis Physics Room 120 j.dennis@qmul.ac.uk
Notes will cover: · Crystallography · Electron motion in periodic structures: free electron model · Energy bands: nearly free electron model · Tight binding model · Electron transport in bands · Semiconductors · The pn junction · Quantum wires · Functional materials: fabrication methods