Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- explain and summarize key models used to describe advanced solid state systems (k1/k2);
- describe and compare the properties of different advanced solid state systems, identifying their unique characteristics and common underlying principles (k2);
- engage with current research topics in the field and discuss recent developments (k5);
- present and critically assess scientific publications, developing skills in synthesizing information and articulating insights (k5).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of solid state physics:
- inorganic semiconductors;
- phase, order and symmetry;
- critical phenomena;
- phase transitions;
- correlations;
- molecular crystals;
- quasicrystals;
- liquid crystals;
- magnetism and magnetic phases;
- superconductors;
- ferroics;
- molecular magnets.
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