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Solid state physics
Solid state physics is a branch of condensed matter physics. It deals with the study of solids, i.e. rigid matter including crystals (ordered solids) and glasses (disordered solids).
Topics
- bandgap
- Bloch waves[?] (electron waves in lattice)
- conduction band
- crystal lattice[?]
- effective mass
- electrical conduction
- electron hole
- electron gas[?]
- phonons (lattice vibrations)
- valence band
External links and references
- Online textbook: Introduction to Modern Solid State Physics (http://edu.ioffe.ru/lib/galperin/) by Yuri M. Galperin.
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