Solid State Physics

  1. Defects in Crystals
    1. Point Defects
      1. Intrinsic Point Defects
        1. Vacancies
          1. Formation Energy
            1. Concentration
              1. Migration
              2. Interstitials
                1. Formation Energy
                  1. Diffusion Mechanisms
                  2. Frenkel Defects
                    1. Vacancy-Interstitial Pairs
                      1. Equilibrium Concentration
                      2. Schottky Defects
                        1. Vacancy Pairs in Ionic Crystals
                          1. Charge Neutrality
                        2. Extrinsic Point Defects
                          1. Substitutional Impurities
                            1. Size Effects
                              1. Electronic Effects
                              2. Interstitial Impurities
                                1. Small Atom Impurities
                                  1. Diffusion Behavior
                                2. Color Centers
                                  1. F-Centers
                                    1. Optical Absorption
                                      1. Electronic Structure
                                    2. Line Defects
                                      1. Dislocations
                                        1. Edge Dislocations
                                          1. Burgers Vector
                                            1. Stress Fields
                                            2. Screw Dislocations
                                              1. Helical Structure
                                                1. Burgers Vector
                                                2. Mixed Dislocations
                                                  1. Dislocation Motion
                                                    1. Glide
                                                      1. Climb
                                                        1. Cross-Slip
                                                      2. Mechanical Properties
                                                        1. Plastic Deformation
                                                          1. Work Hardening
                                                            1. Dislocation Interactions
                                                          2. Planar Defects
                                                            1. Grain Boundaries
                                                              1. High-Angle Boundaries
                                                                1. Low-Angle Boundaries
                                                                  1. Grain Boundary Energy
                                                                  2. Stacking Faults
                                                                    1. Intrinsic Stacking Faults
                                                                      1. Extrinsic Stacking Faults
                                                                        1. Stacking Fault Energy
                                                                        2. Twin Boundaries
                                                                          1. Coherent Twin Boundaries
                                                                            1. Deformation Twins
                                                                              1. Annealing Twins
                                                                              2. Surfaces and Interfaces
                                                                                1. Surface Reconstruction
                                                                                  1. Surface States
                                                                                    1. Interface Properties
                                                                                  2. Effects on Physical Properties
                                                                                    1. Electrical Properties
                                                                                      1. Scattering of Charge Carriers
                                                                                        1. Resistivity Changes
                                                                                          1. Deep Level States
                                                                                          2. Optical Properties
                                                                                            1. Absorption Centers
                                                                                              1. Luminescence Centers
                                                                                                1. Nonradiative Recombination
                                                                                                2. Mechanical Properties
                                                                                                  1. Strengthening Mechanisms
                                                                                                    1. Ductility and Brittleness
                                                                                                      1. Fatigue and Fracture
                                                                                                      2. Diffusion
                                                                                                        1. Vacancy-Mediated Diffusion
                                                                                                          1. Interstitial Diffusion
                                                                                                            1. Grain Boundary Diffusion

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                                                                                                        1. Introduction to Solid State Physics