Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the large-scale properties of solid materials result from their atomic-scale properties. Thus, solid-state p...
• Fermi level • Hall effect • hole • Peltier effect • Seebeck effect • semiconductor • Thomson effect • transist...
[n] - the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals
noun the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity