Solid State Physics: With An Introduction to Semiconductor Devices

The branches of Solid State Physics are developing very fast. This new edition has been extensively enlarged by including numerous new topics and thorough revision. The following topics are covered in this book: Graphite structure Fullerenes Carbon clusters and nanotubes Polymers Solid-solutions Origin of dislocations and interaction between dislocations crystallographic zone-axis Electron diffraction and diffraction patterns scattering by a unit cell Mott-transition Gunn effect and Gunn diode Cyclotron resonance for semiconductors photodiode and phototransistor characteristics of an ideal dc SQUID the first cuprate superconductor La2 =x Mx CuO4 (ground state and phase diagram) variation of Tc with x in superconductor Y1Ba2Cu3O6 +x. This book has been written keeping in mind the UGC syllabus. It would serve as a useful textbook for B.Sc ( Hons.) and M.Sc students of Physics. About The Author: Dr. Ajay Kumar Saxena is currently Associate Professor in Physics Department A.P.S. University Rewa (MP). He is M.Sc. (Physics) from Delhi University M.Tech in Energy Studies ( IIT Delhi) and Ph.D. ( BHU Varanasi). His research areas include Space Science and Materials Science. He has been teaching PG classes for last seventeen years. He has authored Principles of Modern Physics Textbook of Quantum Mechanics Electromagnetic Theory and Applications Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Classical Mechanics Atomic and Molecular Spectra and Lasers and High Temperature Super- conductors (Springer). He is a life member of Indian Physics Association.