Electrons in Solids

Part I The Quantum Hall Effect

Chapter 1 The normal Hall effect

 1.1 Introduction

 1.2 Basic physics of the Hall effect

 1.3 The Hall effect and holes

 1.4 The effective mass tensor

 1.5 Applications of the Hall effect

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 2 The integer quantum Hall effect

 2.1 Introduction

 2.2: Discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 3 High magnetic field technology

 3.1 Introduction

 3.2 Solenoids

 3.3 Magnetic core electromagnets

 3.4 Superconducting magnets

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 3.5 Bitter solenoids

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 4 Integer quantum Hall effect theory

 4.1 Introduction

 4.2 Quantum harmonic oscillator

 4.3 Landau levels

 4.4 Landau level degeneracy

 4.5 Lifting of the Landau level degeneracy

 4.6 Explanation of the plateaus

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 5 The fractional quantum Hall effect

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect

 5.3 Theory of the fractional quantum Hall effect

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 6 Applications of the quantum Hall effect

 6.1 Introduction

 6.2 The resistance standard

 6.3 Relationship of the quantum Hall effect to physical constants

 References and suggestions for further reading

Part II Superconductivity

Chapter 7 Superconductivity and magnetism

 7.1 Introduction

 7.2 The discovery of superconductivity

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 7.3 The effect of magnetic fields on superconductors

 7.4 Diamagnetism and the Meissner effect

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 8 Other properties of superconductors

 8.1 Introduction

 8.2 The London penetration depth

 8.3 Flux quantization

 8.4 The isotope effect

 8.5 Specific heat

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 9 BCS theory

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 Cooper pair formation

 9.3 The superconducting energy gap

 9.4 The coherence length

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 10 High temperature superconductivity

 10.1 Introduction

 10.2 The discovery of high temperature superconductors

 10.3 Properties of high temperature superconductors

 10.4 The theory of high temperature superconductivity

 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 11 The Josephson effect

 11.1 Introduction

 11.2 The Josephson effect

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 References and suggestions for further reading

Chapter 12 Superconductor applications

 12.1 Introduction

 12.2 Power transmission

 12.3 Particle physics

 12.4 Fusion research

 12.5 SQUIDs