Struktura snovi:
gradniki in interakcije, korelacijske funkcije, merilo reda v snoveh, kristali, kvazikristali, fraktali, invariantnost skale, stekla, mehke snovi, metamateriali;
Elektroni v kristalih:
prosti elektroni, energijski pasovi, Fermijeva površina, gostota stanj, plazemske oscilacije, transportne lastnosti v prevodnikih;
Polprevodniki:
čisti in dopirani, transportne lastnosti, p-n stik, laserska dioda, p-n-p transistor, supermreže;
Mrežna nihanja:
1D veriga atomov, optične in akustične veje, 3D strukture, kvantnomehanska obravnava specifične toplote;
Diamagnetizem in paramagnetizem:
izvor magnetnegamomenta, Larmorjev diamagnetizem, paramagnetizem prostih magnetnih momentov in prevodniških elektronov, Hundova pravila;
Magnetne strukture:
izmenjalna interakcija, Weissova teorija, feromagnetizem, antiferimagnetizem;
Superprevodnost:
termodinamika superprevodnega stanja, superprevodniki tipa I in II, Londonove enačbe, makroskopski kvantni pojavi, visokotemperaturni superprevodniki;
Nanosistemi:
2D plin elektronov, mezoskopske elektronske strukture;
Mrežni defekti:
termodinamika točkastih defektov, električna prevodnost ionskih kristalov, barvni centri, polaroni inekscitoni, dislokacije;
Površine:
struktura, fenomenološki opis omakanja;
Polimeri:
fenomenološki in statistični opis, elastičnost, viskoelastičnost, plastičnost;
Tekoči kristali:
faze, fenomenološki opis, elektrooptične lastnosti, defekti;
Amfifilni samoorganizirani sistemi:
struktura, redinfenomenologija;
Koloidi:
sile in DLVO teorija, koagulacija, strukture;
Geli:
termodinamski opis, stabilnost, kinetika.
Structure of matter:
building blocks and interactions, correlation functions, measure of order, crystals, quasi crystals, fractals, scale invariance, glasses, soft matter; metamaterials;
Electrons in crystals:
free electrons, energy bands, Fermi surface, density of states, plasma oscillations, transport properties of conductors;
Semiconductors:
pure and doped, transport properties, the p-n junction, laser diodes, the p-n-p transistor, superlattices;
Lattice oscillations:
1D chain of atoms, optical and acoustical branch, 3D structures, quantum mechanical treatment of specific heat;
Diamagnetism and paramagnetism:
origin of magnetic moments, Larmor diamagnetism, paramagnetism of free magnetic moments and conduction electrons, Hund rules;
Magnetic structures:
exchange interaction, Weiss theory, ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism;
Superconductivity:
thermodynamics of the SC state, phenomenological theory of type I and II superconductors, London equation, macroscopic quantum phenomena, high-Tc superconductors;
Nanosystems:
2D electron gas, mesoscopic electronic structures;
Lattice defects:
thermodynamics of point defects, electric conductivity of ionic crystals, color centers, polarons and excitons, dislocations;
Surfaces:
structure, phenomenology of wetting;
Polymers:
phenomenological and statistical description, elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity;
Liquid crystals:
phases, phenomenological description, electro optic properties, defects;
Amphiphilicself-organized systems:
structures, order and phenomenology;
Colloids:
forces and DLVO theory, coagulation, structures;
Gels:
thermodynamical description, stability, kinetics.