New graduate course offer
for Physics, Materials Science and Engineering Majors
Theoretical and Computational Methods
in the Quantum Physics of Materials - I
( İTÜ-EBT546E: Special Topics in Energy Science and Technology ) Spring 2022
✓ Learn the concepts and fundamentals of theoretical and computational solid state physics
✓ Apply it to the physics of quantum technologies in engineering and materials science
✓ Sharpen your research skills in the theoretical and applied solid state physics
✓ Learn about state-of-art research topics on topological quantum computation
Interested Graduate students with proper physics knowledge are wellcome.
Qualified undergraduate students with proper 4. year physics background are encouraged.
Introductory online meeting for interested students: February 15, 2022 at 16:00 (contact hakioglu@itu.edu.tr for the zoom link)
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Recommended course materials:
- (Theoretical):
- Notes taken during the lectures
- Solid State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, H. Ibach and H. Luth, Springer 2003
- Introduction to Solid State Physics, Charles Kittel, John Wiley and Sons
- Quantum Theoy of Solids, Charles Kittel, John Wiley and Sons
- Theory of Solids, J.M. Ziman, Cambridge, 1972
- Fundamentals of the Theory of Metals, A.A. Abrikosov, North Holland 1988
- (Computational and First Principles):
- Materials Modeling Using Density Functional Theory: Properties and Predictions by F. Guistino, Oxford University Press 2014
- Density Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules by R.G. Parr and W. Yang, Oxford Science Publ., 1989
- Density Functional Theory: A Practical Introduction by David S. Sholl and Janice A. Steckel, Wiley, 2009
- Computational Materials Science: An Introduction by June Gunn Lee, CRC Press, 2017
Format of the course:
- All students will make sure with me that they have the proper knowledge of physics before enrolling at the course.
- Lectures will be mostly online and recorded. I will use whiteboard+screensharing simulating a real classroom.
- There may be some inclass lectures (also recorded).
- Several guest lectures will be invited for online talks.
- To be added: Guest lecturers on quantum computation and its realization with electric circuits (a prime interest for qualified EE students)
- There will be computational practices, homeworks and projects analytical and computational ( you need to have some intermediate knowledge of scientific computing ).
- DFT calculations will be carried by Quantum Espresso (no knowledge of Quantum Espresso is initially required).
- There will be biweekly theoretical and computational homeworks
- Group study will be encouraged, individual knowledge will be evaluated.
- Scientific ethics and integrity will be strictly applied (knowledge of scientific ethics will be assumed).
- Limited number of unregistered students may be allowed by the lecturer under the same conditions as the registered ones.
Introductory online meeting for interested students: February 15, 2022 at 16:00 (contact hakioglu@itu.edu.tr for the zoom link)