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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
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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 • Specific Heat T3 dependence at low temperature 2. Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Phonons- Heat carriers in non-metals
Transmission of Sound Long-wavelength phonons • Reflectivity of Ionic Crystals • Vibrational Spectroscopy Raman scattering – Optical Phonons Brillouin scattering – Acoustic Phonons