• Introduction to solid state physics
• Structural properties of solids
• Lattice dynamics
• Electrons in solids
• Semiconductor and nanostructures
• Defects and disorder
• Magnetism and superconductivity

Introductory texbooks

• H. Ibach and H. Lüch, Solid-State Physics (Springer, 1995)
• C. Kittel, Introducción a la física del estado sólido (Reverté, 1993)
• H. P. Myers, Introductory Solid State Physics (Taylor & Francis, 1997)

Advanced textbooks

• P. W. Anderson, Concepts in Solids (World Scientific, 1997)
• N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics (Thomson Learning, 1976)
• J. Callaway, Quantum Theory of the Solid State (Academic Press, 1991)
• W. A. Harrison, Solid State Theory (Dover, 1970)
• W. Jones and N. H. March, Theoretical Solid State Physics (Dover, 1973)
• O. Madelung, Introduction to Solid-State Theory (Springer, 1981)
• P. Phillips, Advanced Solid State Physics (Westview Press, 2003)
• J. M. Ziman, Principles of the Theory of Solids (Cambridge, 1979)

Problems

• J. Piqueras and J. M. Rojo, Problemas de introducción a la física del estado sólido (Alhambra, 1979)
• H. J. Goldsmid, Problemas de física del estado sólido (Reverté, 1975)
• L. Mihály and M. C. Martin, Solid State Physics: Problems and Solutions (John Wiley & Sons, 1996)
• F. Han, Problems in Solid State Physics with Solutions (World Scientific, 2012)

Programming and numerical methods

• F. Domínguez-Adame, Física del estado sólido. Teoría y métodos numéricos (Paraninfo, 2000)
• R. H. Silsbee and J. Dräger, Simulations for Solid State Physics (Cambridge, 1997)

Slides used in the lectures, list of problems and further reading are provided to the students through the Virtual Campus of the Complutense University. Click on the image below to reach the Virtual Campus.

• Elastic properties of materials
• Defects and their relation to the elastic response
• Many electron problem. Band structure of materials
• Electron transport. Boltzmann equation
• Magnetism. Magnetic order. Magnons
• Superconductivity

Recommended books

• H. Ibach and H. Lüch, Solid-State Physics (Springer, 1995)
• N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics (Thomson Learning, 1976)
• C. Kittel, Introducción a la física del estado sólido (Reverté, 1993)
• A. Hernando y J. M. Rojo, Física de los materiales magnéticos (Síntesis, 1999)
• E. Kaxiras, Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids (Cambridge, 2007)
• R. J. D. Tilley, Defects in Solids (Wiley, 2008)
• W. A. Harrison, Solid State Theory (Dover, 1970)
• P. W. Anderson, Concepts in Solids (World Scientific, 1997)
• P. Phillips, Advanced Solid State Physics (Westview Press, 2003)

Problems

• J. Piqueras and J. M. Rojo, Problemas de introducción a la física del estado sólido. (Alhambra, 1979)
• H. J. Goldsmid, Problemas de física del estado sólido. (Reverté, 1975)
• L. Mihály and M. C. Martin, Solid State Physics: Problems and Solutions. (John Wiley & Sons, 1996)
• F. Han, Problems in Solid State Physics with Solutions (World Scientific, 2012)

Programming and numerical methods

• F. Domínguez-Adame, Física del estado sólido. Teoría y métodos numéricos (Paraninfo, 2000)
• R. H. Silsbee and J. Dräger, Simulations for Solid State Physics (Cambridge, 1997)

Slides used in the lectures, list of problems and further reading are provided to the students through the Virtual Campus of the Complutense University. Click on the image below to reach the Virtual Campus.