Simulation Laboratory Manual
PHYS 4801: Fundamentals of Solid State Physics. Explore interactive simulations designed for education students to visualize and experiment with abstract physics concepts.
Available Experiments
Select an experiment to begin the simulation.
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Exploring Crystal Structures
Crystal latticeUnit cellBravais lattices
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X-ray Bragg Diffraction Simulator
Bragg's lawX-ray diffractionReciprocal lattice
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Phonons and Lattice Heat Capacity
Lattice vibrationsDispersionDebye model
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Fermi-Dirac Statistics and the Free Electron Model
Quantum free electron modelDensity of statesFermi energy
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Electronic Band Structure
Bloch theoremKronig-PenneyEnergy bands
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The p-n Junction and Diode Characteristics
Depletion regionBand bendingRectification
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The Hall Effect: Identifying Carriers
Lorentz forceHall coefficientCarrier concentration
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Semiconductor Band Gaps from LED Simulations
Photon emissionPlanck's constantDirect band gap
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Superconductivity Explorer
Meissner effectBCS theoryType I/II
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Electrical and Thermal Properties of Metals
ResistivityMatthiessen's ruleWiedemann-Franz