PHYS532 SOLID STATE THEORY II
| Course Code: | 2300532 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr AHMET KELEŞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the electronic properties of solids and their collective phenomena. Students will explore energy band theory as a framework for describing electronic states, with extensions to localized and surface states relevant for low-dimensional systems and adsorption phenomena. The course also introduces many-body techniques essential for treating interactions beyond single-particle approximations. Applications to superconductivity and magnetism will be emphasized, highlighting how microscopic theory explains emergent macroscopic quantum behavior in condensed matter systems.
Course Content
Energy band theory, localized states, surface states and adsorption, many-body techniques, superconductivity, magnetism.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the principles of energy band theory and their application to the electronic structure of solids.
- Differentiate between extended, localized, and surface states, and analyze their physical implications.
- Describe adsorption phenomena in terms of electronic and surface state modifications.
- Apply many-body techniques to study electron–electron interactions beyond single-particle models.
- Interpret the microscopic mechanisms of superconductivity and magnetism using many-body theoretical tools.
- Connect theoretical models to experimental observations in superconducting and magnetic materials.
- Integrate knowledge of band theory, many-body physics, and collective phenomena to explain emergent behaviors in condensed matter systems.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution