# Electronic Properties of the Materials: Computational Approach

- Institution: IIT Kanpur
- Department: Metallurgy and Material Science
- Teacher: Prof. Somnath Bhowmick
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113104106)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113104106)
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The course aims to explain the physics of electronic materials in detail, followed by a brief discussion on their applications. A student taking the course will learn about traditional metals, semiconductors, and ionic-conductors, as well as newly discovered low-dimensional materials. In addition to the theory part, students will also learn from simple in-silico experiments.

Prerequisites: Basic physics (classical mechanics and electrodynamics), and mathematics.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Introductory course

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to electronic materials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/98bc0bc8e283) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: Drude model and failure of classical theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/3bea09430c06) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3: Schrödinger equation and particle in a box](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/a02d246a51ca) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4: Solving Schrödinger equation for different potentials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/81428c2eedf0) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5: Visualization using python (part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/59b98242265c) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6: Visualization using python (part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/8ca22a3c184e) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7: Numerov method: algorithm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/e64693a4ab32) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8: Numerov method: code](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/b1a910df4bcc) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9: WKB approximation (part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/7328c51b220a) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10: WKB approximation (part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/2667bc91ed43) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11: Quantum free electrons: Sommerfeld theory (part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/bd8bf8a44313) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12: Quantum free electrons: Sommerfeld theory (part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/cf32ebe9b7b7) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13: Quantum free electrons: Sommerfeld theory (part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/01030349adab) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14: Quantum free electrons: Sommerfeld theory (part 4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/df53680d0fcc) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15: Sommerfeld model: Selected numerical exercise using python](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/28f8da463917) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16: Real lattice and Reciprocal lattice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/f8f36f7f61f4) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17: X-ray diffraction, periodic potential, Bloch theorem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/12e76b588b74) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18: Bloch electrons in 1D solid: part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/f9501634734f) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19: Bloch electrons in 1D solid: part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/42983b13b8c7) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20: Bloch electrons in 1D solid: part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/3c3fd87cfc58) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21: Origin of band gap: part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/7f1754ba20cd) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22: Origin of band gap: part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/d3dd4097f3e8) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23: Origin of band gap: part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/32d86361d5ac) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24: Band Structure in 1D: Different Representations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/5874cffd989d) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25: Band structure in 2D and 3D](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/0bc5691621ac) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26: Fermi Surface Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/e862e3bc14e5) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27: Fermi Surface Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/c6f7a21a5e68) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28: Fermi Surface Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/cdc07e86c79c) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29: Semiclassical Electron Dynamics: Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/06204d04084a) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30: Semiclassical Electron Dynamics: Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/0f0c14b7e03e) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31: Semiclassical Electron Dynamics: Concept of hole](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/0b5a46d5d8a6) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32: Semiclassical Electron Dynamics: Concept of effective mass](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/ebbad25f966b) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33: Semiclassical Electron Dynamics: Concept of electron and hole orbit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/d38aba9ec3ae) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34: Tight-Binding Method: Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/18381bb62698) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35: Tight-Binding Method: Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/9b167eb2e789) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36: Tight-Binding Method: Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/cd92e45ea286) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37: Semiconductors: Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/e94b64ab6f6e) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38: Semiconductors: Part 2 (Si, Ge, and GaAs)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/89d3867a2c96) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39: Semiconductors: Part 3 (Law of Mass Action)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/a7b7f5da74cd) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40: Semiconductors: Part 4 (Impurity Conductivity)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/113104106/b9b9e6e7ce52) (YouTube)