Dunlap R Electrons In Solids Contemporary Topics 2019

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The transport of electric charge through most materials is well described in terms of their electronic band structure.
The present book deals with two cases where the charge transport in a solid is not described by the simple band structure picture of the solid. These cases are related to the phenomena of the quantum Hall effect and superconductivity. Part I of this book deals with the quantum Hall effect, which is a consequence of the behavior of electrons in solids when they are constrained to move in two dimensions. Part II of the present volume describes the behavior of superconductors, where electrons are bound together in Cooper pairs and travel through a material without resistance.
The manifestations of electric charge have been known since antiquity in the form of lightning, static electricity and electric potential produced by certain species of fish. The properties of electric currents in metals was studied extensively in the 19th century, although the details of the nature of these currents remained unknown until 1987 when J J Thomson discovered the electron. The development of quantum theory in the 20th century provided a means of describing the electronic band structure of solids and led to an understanding of the importance of both electrons and holes in the conduction process in solids and the differences between insulators, semiconductors and conductors. The present volume deals with two cases where the charge transport in a solid is not described by the normal band structure picture of the solid. These cases are related to the phenomena of the quantum Hall effect and superconductivity. Part I of this book deals with the quantum Hall effect, which is a consequence of the behavior of electrons in solids when they are constrained to move in two dimensions. Part II of the present volume describes the behavior of super conductors where electrons are bound together in Cooper pairs and travel through a material without resistance.
Preface
Part I The quantum Hall effect
The normal Hall effect
The integer quantum Hall effect
High magnetic field technology
Integer quantum Hall effect theory
The fractional quantum Hall effect
Applications of the quantum Hall effect
Part II Superconductivity
Superconductivity and magnetism
Other properties of superconductors
BCS theory
High temperature superconductivity
The Josephson effect
Superconductor applications