This Field Guide provides an overview of the basic principles of solid state physics, focusing on the practical aspects and device applications. Topics include crystal structures and dynamics, band structures, quantum structures, semiconductors, superconductors, and magnetism. Essential equations and simple diagrams efficiently convey the concepts that form the core of this field.

Table of Contents:
Glossary of Symbols and Notation Crystal Structure Primitive Cell Bravais Lattice Elements of Symmetry Summary of Bravais Lattices Wigner-Seitz Cell Body- and Face-Centered Cubic Structures Diamond Structure Zincblende and Hexagonal Structures Reciprocal Lattice Space Miller Indices Brillouin Zones Bands and Molecular Bonds Molecular Orbitals Graphene Structure von Laue Method Bragg's Law von Laue Conditions for X-Ray Diffraction One-Electron Description Free-Electron Approximation Bloch Theorem and Bloch Function Nearly-Free-Electron Model Tight Binding Fermi Surface Fermi Surface in 2D: Harrison's Method Fermi-Dirac Distribution Density of States Electronic Heat Capacity Band Structure of Solids Kronig-Penney Model Effective Mass Born-Oppenheimer Approximation Hartree Approximation Slater Determinant Hartree-Fock Approximation Density Functional Theory Kohn-Sham Equations Crystal Dynamics Atomic Linear Chain Vibrations: Monatomic Case Vibrations with Two Atoms per Unit Cell Phonons Debye Model and Approximation Anharmonic Effects and Thermal Expansion Thermal Conduction Due to Phonons Experimental Determination of Phonon Spectra Carrier Transport Drift-Diffusion Model Boltzmann Equation Collision Integral Electrical Conductivity Hall Effect Physical Properties of Metals Landau Levels Cyclotron Resonance Azbel-Kaner Cyclotron Resonance Optical Properties of Metals de Haas-van Alphen Effect Semiconductors Bonding Model of Semiconductors Intrinsic Semiconductors Extrinsic Semiconductors Band Structure of Semiconductors Semiconductor Heterostructures Bloch Oscillations Optical Absorption in Semiconductors Optical Properties of Semiconductors: Experiments Excitons Quantum Structures Quantum Wells Quantum Wires Quantum Dots Superlattices Quantum Hall Effects Quantum Point Contacts Coulomb Blockade Single-Electron Transistor Semiconductor Devices p-n Junction Schottky Junction Tunnel Diode Gunn Effect Solar Cells Light-Emitting Diodes Semiconductor Lasers Bipolar Junction Transistor MOSFET Superconductors Zero Resistivity Meissner Effect Specific Heat Isotope Effect Two-Fluid Model and Order Parameter London Equation Ginzburg-Landau Theory Cooper Pair (Electron-Phonon Interaction) Cooper Problem BCS Theory Flux Quantization Josephson Effect rf-SQUID Magnetism Traditional Magnetism Concept of Spin Heisenberg Hamiltonian Ground-State Parameters of Ions: Hund's Rules Ferromagnetism Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism Bloch Equation and Relaxation Times Spin Waves Magnetic Domains Half-Metals