Solid state physics
/ S. O. Pillai
- 6th ed.
- New Delhi : New Age Publishers, 2006
- xxii, 819 p.
includes bibliography and index
1. Introduction; 2. Review of atomic structure; 3. Interatomic forces and bonding in solids; 4. Crystal physics; 5. Wave nature of matter and x-ray diffraction; 6. Electrical properties of metals; 7. Thermal properties of solids; 8. Superconductivity; 9. Magnetic properties of materials; 10. Physics of semiconductors; 11. Dielectrics and related properties; 12. Optical properties of solids; 13. Miscellaneous topics