Semester overview

Appointments

• Di 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 14.10.2025 to 03.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b
• Di 15:30 - 17:00, A/B week, 14.10.2025 to 03.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study paths

• Physik Bachelor (3. )
• Mathematik (5. ) / Examination regulations 2023

Course content

Hybride Lehrveranstaltung

Appointment

Mo 15:30 - 17:00, A/B week, 13.10.2025 to 02.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study paths

• Mathematik (5. ) / Examination regulations 2023
• Physik Bachelor (3. )

Course content

Hybride Lehrveranstaltung

Appointment

So 01:00 - 02:30, Einzel, at 27.12.2015

Study paths

• Physik Bachelor (3. )
• Mathematik (5. ) / Examination regulations 2023

Course content

Please refer to the module description for course content.

Appointment

Mo 09:15 - 10:45, A/B week, 13.10.2025 to 02.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study paths

• Physik Bachelor (5. )
• Physics Master (1. - 2. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

Starting with a basic presentation of semiconductor physics, the most important semiconductor devices will be presented. The central technologies for their production will be discussed.

• Semiconductor physics: band model, doping, semiclassical description, drift diffusion model
• Semiconductor technology: crystal growth, wafer fabrication, doping techniques, structuring techniques
• Devices: pn-junction, LEDs, MIS structure, bipolar and field effect transistor, solar cell

Literature

• S. M. Sze: Semiconductor Devices
• P. Yu, M. Cardona: Fundamentals of Semiconductors
• Supriyo Datta, Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems, Cambridge University Press

Appointment

Mo 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 13.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Hauptgebäude / HG 2.45

Study paths

• Physik Bachelor (5. )
• Physics Master (1. - 2. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

Starting with a basic presentation of semiconductor physics, the most important semiconductor devices will be presented. The central technologies for their production will be discussed.

• Semiconductor physics: band model, doping, semiclassical description, drift diffusion model
• Semiconductor technology: crystal growth, wafer fabrication, doping techniques, structuring techniques
• Devices: pn-junction, LEDs, MIS structure, bipolar and field effect transistor, solar cell

Literature

• S. M. Sze: Semiconductor Devices
• P. Yu, M. Cardona: Fundamentals of Semiconductors
• Supriyo Datta, Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems, Cambridge University Press

Appointment

So 01:00 - 02:30, Einzel, at 27.12.2015

Study paths

• Physics Master (1. - 4. ) / Examination regulations 2021
• Physik Bachelor (5. )

Course content

Final Module Examination (MAP)Performance Verification – graded

• Written examination, 90 min. OR
• Oral examination, 30-45 min. (in case of small number of participants)

In the first lecture the examination form will be announced.

Literature

• S. M. Sze: Semiconductor Devices
• P. Yu, M. Cardona: Fundamentals of Semiconductors
• Supriyo Datta, Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems, Cambridge University Press

Appointment

Do 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 16.10.2025 to 05.02.2026, Hauptgebäude / HG 2.44

Study path

Physik Bachelor (1. )

Course content

• Rekapitulation des Rechnens mit komplexen Zahlen sowie der Differential- und Integralrechnung
• Lineare Algebra: Vektoren und Matrizen in der Physik, lineare Gleichungssysteme und Determinanten,
• Ähnlichkeitstransformationen und Eigenwertprobleme
• Differential- und Integralrechnung im R^n: Gradient, Divergenz, Rotation, krummlinige Koordinaten wie Kugel- und Zylinderkooerdinaten, Volumen-, Flächen- und Wegintegrale, Integralsätze
• gewöhnliche Differenzialgleichungen.

Literature

Skript zur Vorlesung

Appointment

Do 13:45 - 15:15, A/B week, 16.10.2025 to 05.02.2026, Hauptgebäude / HG 2.45

Study path

Physik Bachelor (1. )

Course content

• Rekapitulation des Rechnens mit komplexen Zahlen sowie der Differential- und Integralrechnung
• Lineare Algebra: Vektoren und Matrizen in der Physik, lineare Gleichungssysteme und Determinanten,
• Ähnlichkeitstransformationen und Eigenwertprobleme
• Differential- und Integralrechnung im R^n: Gradient, Divergenz, Rotation, krummlinige Koordinaten wie Kugel- und Zylinderkooerdinaten, Volumen-, Flächen- und Wegintegrale, Integralsätze
• gewöhnliche Differenzialgleichungen.

Literature

Skript zur Vorlesung

Appointment

So 01:00 - 02:30, Einzel, at 27.12.2015, Klausur

Study path

Physik Bachelor (1. )

Course content

Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP)
Modulabschlussprüfung:

• Klausur, 90 min.

Literature

Skript zur Vorlesung

Study path

Physik Bachelor (5. - 6. )

Course content

Please refer to the module description for course content.

Appointment

Mi 09:15 - 10:45, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study path

Physics Master (1. - 2. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

• Electronic states in solids, band theory
• Methods of Band Structure Calculation
• Linear response theory, application to collective excitations in solids: plasmons, optical conductivity, dielectric function
• Transport: Boltzmann equation and applications, scattering rates, impurities
• Elastic properties of solids

• Study programme Physics M.Sc.: Compulsory elective module in complex „Physical Specialization with theoretical focus“, topic area „Condensed Matter Physics“

Self-contained studies comprise:

• reworking of the lecture
• solving of exercises

Literature

• O. Madelung: Introduction to Solid-State Theory
• R. M. Martin, Electronic structure: Theory and practical methods
• G. D. Mahan, Many Particle Physics

Appointments

• Mi 13:45 - 15:15, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 22.10.2025, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b
• Mi 15:30 - 17:00, A/B week, 29.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study path

Physics Master (1. - 2. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

• Electronic states in solids, band theory
• Methods of Band Structure Calculation
• Linear response theory, application to collective excitations in solids: plasmons, optical conductivity, dielectric function
• Transport: Boltzmann equation and applications, scattering rates, impurities
• Elastic properties of solids

Prerequisite:

• Successful completion of exercise assignments (75% must be reached)

Literature

• O. Madelung: Introduction to Solid-State Theory
• R. M. Martin, Electronic structure: Theory and practical methods
• G. D. Mahan, Many Particle Physics

Appointment

Mi 11:30 - 13:00, A/B week, 15.10.2025 to 04.02.2026, Lehrgebäude 10 / 212a,b

Study path

Physics Master (1. - 2. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

• Electronic states in solids, band theory
• Methods of Band Structure Calculation
• Linear response theory, application to collective excitations in solids: plasmons, optical conductivity, dielectric function
• Transport: Boltzmann equation and applications, scattering rates, impurities
• Elastic properties of solids

Prerequisite:

• Successful completion of exercise assignments (75% must be reached)

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Literature

• O. Madelung: Introduction to Solid-State Theory
• R. M. Martin, Electronic structure: Theory and practical methods
• G. D. Mahan, Many Particle Physics

Appointment

So 01:00 - 02:30, A/B week, from 27.12.2015

Study path

Physics Master (1. - 4. ) / Examination regulations 2021

Course content

Prerequisite + Final Module Examination (MAP)
Prerequisite:

• Successful completion of exercise assignments (75% must be reached)

Final module examination:

• Oral examination, 30-45 min.

Literature

• O. Madelung: Introduction to Solid-State Theory
• R. M. Martin, Electronic structure: Theory and practical methods
• G. D. Mahan, Many Particle Physics

Appointment

Mo 10:00 - 12:00, Einzel, at 16.03.2026, Gebäude 14.C - SFB / 14C.103

Study paths

• Materialchemie Bachelor (5. ) / Examination regulations 2018
• Angew.Naturwissenschaften Bachelor (3. - 5. ) / Examination regulations 2024

Course content

Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP); Klausur (benotet), Dauer 120 min; Prüfungsleistung - benotet