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| Preface | |
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| Chemical Bonding in Solids | |
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| Attractive and Repulsive Forces | |
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| Ionic Bonding | |
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| Covalent Bonding | |
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| Metallic Bonding | |
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| Hydrogen Bonding | |
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| van der Waals Bonding | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Crystal Structures | |
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| General Description of Crystal Structures | |
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| Some Important Crystal Structures | |
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| Cubic Structures | |
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| Close-Packed Structures | |
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| Covalent Structures | |
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| Crystal Structure Determination | |
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| X-Ray Diffraction | |
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| Bragg Theory | |
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| Lattice Planes and Miller Indices | |
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| General Diffraction Theory | |
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| The Reciprocal Lattice | |
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| The Meaning of the Reciprocal Lattice | |
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| X-Ray Diffraction from Periodic Structures | |
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| The Ewald Construction | |
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| Relation Between Bragg and Laue Theory | |
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| Other Methods | |
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| Inelastic Scattering | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Mechanical Properties | |
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| Elastic Deformation | |
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| Macroscopic Picture | |
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| Elastic Constants | |
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| Poisson's Ratio | |
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| Relation Between Elastic Constants | |
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| Microscopic Picture | |
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| Plastic Deformation | |
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| Estimate of the Yield Stress | |
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| Point Defects and Dislocations | |
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| The Role of Defects in Plastic Deformation | |
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| Fracture | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Thermal Properties of the Lattice | |
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| Lattice Vibrations | |
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| A Simple Harmonic Oscillator | |
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| An Infinite Chain of Atoms | |
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| One Atom Per Unit Cell | |
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| The First Brillouin Zone | |
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| Two Atoms Per Unit Cell | |
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| A Finite Chain of Atoms | |
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| Quantized Vibrations, Phonons | |
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| Three-Dimensional Solids | |
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| Generalization to Three Dimensions | |
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| Estimation of the Vibrational Frequencies from the Elastic Constants | |
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| Heat Capacity of the Lattice | |
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| Classical Theory and Experimental Results | |
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| Einstein Model | |
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| Debye Model | |
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| Thermal Conductivity | |
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| Thermal Expansion | |
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| Allotropic Phase Transitions and Melting | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Electronic Properties of Metals: Classical Approach | |
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| Basic Assumptions of the Drude Model | |
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| Results from the Drude Model | |
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| DC Electrical Conductivity | |
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| Hall Effect | |
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| Optical Reflectivity of Metals | |
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| The Wiedemann-Franz Law | |
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| Shortcomings of the Drude Model | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Electronic Properties of Metals: Quantum Mechanical Approach | |
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| The Idea of Energy Bands | |
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| Free Electron Model | |
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| The Quantum Mechanical Eigenstates | |
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| Electronic Heat Capacity | |
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| The Wiedemann-Franz Law | |
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| Screening | |
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| The General Form of the Electronic States | |
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| Nearly Free Electron Model | |
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| Energy Bands in Real Solids | |
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| Transport Properties | |
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| Brief Review of Some Key Ideas | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Semiconductors | |
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| Intrinsic Semiconductors | |
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| Temperature Dependence of the Carrier Density | |
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| Doped Semiconductors | |
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| n and p Doping | |
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| Carrier Density | |
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| Conductivity of Semiconductors | |
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| Semiconductor Devices | |
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| The pn Junction | |
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| Transistors | |
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| Optoelectronic Devices | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Magnetism | |
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| Macroscopic Description | |
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| Magnetic Effects in Atoms | |
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| Weak Magnetism in Solids | |
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| Diamagnetism | |
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| Diamagnetism of the Ions | |
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| Diamagnetism of Free Electrons | |
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| Paramagnetism | |
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| Curie Paramagnetism | |
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| Pauli Paramagnetism | |
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| Magnetic Ordering | |
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| Magnetic Ordering and the Exchange Interaction | |
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| Temperature Dependence of the Ordering | |
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| Ferromagnetic Domains | |
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| Hysteresis | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Dielectrics | |
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| Macroscopic Description | |
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| Microscopic Polarization | |
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| The Local Field | |
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| Frequency Dependence of the Dielectric Constant | |
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| Other Effects | |
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| Impurities in Dielectrics | |
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| Ferroelectricity | |
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| Piezoelectricity | |
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| Dielectric Breakdown | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Superconductivity | |
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| Basic Experimental Facts | |
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| Zero Resistivity | |
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| The Meissner Effect | |
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| The Isotope Effect | |
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| Some Theoretical Aspects | |
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| Phenomenological Theory | |
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| Microscopic BCS Theory | |
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| Experimental Detection of the Gap | |
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| Coherence of the Superconducting State | |
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| Type I and Type II Superconductors | |
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| High-Temperature Superconductivity | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Finite Solids and Nanostructures | |
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| Quantum Confinement | |
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| Surfaces and Interfaces | |
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| Magnetism on the Nanoscale | |
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| Discussion and Problems | |
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| Appendix | |
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| References | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Physical Constants and Energy Equivalents | |
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| Index | |