Source Abbreviations: A&M = Ashcroft & Mermin, MM = Michael Marder
 

DATE	SUBJECT	READING
8/27	Kinetic Theory	Reif, Ch. 12
8/28	diffusion & random walk, Einstein relation	Reif 12
8/30	Drude model: dc&ac conductivity, Hall effect, thermal conductivity, thermopower	MM 16, A&M 1&2
9/4	Dynamics of Bloch electrons, effective mass, wave packets, holes	MM 16, A&M 12
9/6	Boltzmann equation, relaxation time approx.	MM 17, A&M 13&16
9/11	Calculation of conductivity from Boltzmann equation	MM 17&18, A&M 13&16
9/13	Thermal effects: thermal conductivity, thermopower	MM 17, A&M 13
9/18	Resistivity of metals: electron-phonon scattering	MM 18, A&M 26
9/20	Electron-electron interactions, screening in metals	MM 9, A&M 17
9/25	Fermi liquid theory, scattering phase space	MM 17, A&M 17
9/27	Calculation of electron-electron scattering rate	Pines & Nozieres 1
10/2	Intrinsic & extrinsic (doped) semiconductors	MM 19, A&M 28
10/4	p-n junction in equilibrium	MM 19, A&M 29
10/9	rectification by a p-n junction	MM 19, A&M 29
10/11	Work function, contact potential, Schottky diode	MM 19
10/16	The metal-insulator transition	Mike Dubson notes
10/18	Thouless picture of localization in 1D	Imry 2, Thouless 1977
10/23	Scaling theory of localization - 1D, 2D and 3D	Imry 2, Abrahams et al. 1979
10/25	Finite temperature: Inelastic scattering and dephasing; weak localization	Imry 2, (also Bergmann 1984)
10/30	Hopping conductivity in insulators	Imry 2
11/1	Conductance by transmission: Landauer formula	Imry 5, Datta 2
11/6	1D localization from Landauer formula	Imry 5, (also Datta 5)
11/8	Multi-terminal measurements: Buttiker-Landauer formula	Imry 5, Datta 2
11/13	Tunneling (guest lecturer: Frederic Pierre)	Pierre thesis
11/15	Applications of tunneling (Frederic Pierre)	Pierre thesis
11/20	Aharonov-Bohm effect, universal conductance fluctuations	Imry 5, Datta 5
11/27	The Quantum Hall Effect	Imry 6, Datta 4
11/29	The Quantum Hall Effect (continued)	Imry 6, Datta 4
12/4 & 12/6	Student oral presentations