PHYS 4801

Solid State Physics

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Experiments

Crystal StructuresBragg DiffractionPhonons & Heat CapacityFermi-DiracBand Structurep-n JunctionHall EffectLED Band GapSuperconductivityMetal Properties

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PHYS 4801: Fundamentals of Solid State Physics. Explore interactive simulations designed for education students to visualize and experiment with abstract physics concepts.

Available Experiments

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exp01

Exploring Crystal Structures

Crystal latticeUnit cellBravais lattices
exp02

X-ray Bragg Diffraction Simulator

Bragg's lawX-ray diffractionReciprocal lattice
exp03

Phonons and Lattice Heat Capacity

Lattice vibrationsDispersionDebye model
exp04

Fermi-Dirac Statistics and the Free Electron Model

Quantum free electron modelDensity of statesFermi energy
exp05

Electronic Band Structure

Bloch theoremKronig-PenneyEnergy bands
exp06

The p-n Junction and Diode Characteristics

Depletion regionBand bendingRectification
exp07

The Hall Effect: Identifying Carriers

Lorentz forceHall coefficientCarrier concentration
exp08

Semiconductor Band Gaps from LED Simulations

Photon emissionPlanck's constantDirect band gap
exp09

Superconductivity Explorer

Meissner effectBCS theoryType I/II
exp10

Electrical and Thermal Properties of Metals

ResistivityMatthiessen's ruleWiedemann-Franz

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