Lattice Vibrations – Phonons in Solids Alex Mathew University of Rochester
What is a phonon? Phonon – Quantum of lattice vibration Photon – Quantum of electromagnetic radiation Important Concept in Solid State Physics
Origin of phonon Lattice – Harmonic Oscillators Two solution to equations of motion Optical mode Associated with radiation interaction Acoustic mode
Maxwell-Bolzmann Fermi-Dirac Bose-Einstein Phonons BOSONS integer spin
Phonon and Solid State 1. Specific Heat T 3 dependence at low temperature 2. Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Phonons- Heat carriers in non-metals
3. Phonon and Superconductivity
Transmission of Sound Long-wavelength phonons Reflectivity of Ionic Crystals Vibrational Spectroscopy Raman scattering – Optical Phonons Brillouin scattering – Acoustic Phonons
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