Advanced Solid State Physics Book: A Modern Alternative to Kittel and Ashcroft

[Suman Saha]

I found Kittel very complicated and Ashcroft outdated. I want something rather new, written in a advanced but familiar manner.

 

[Fightfish]

You found Kittel complicated but want something written in an advanced manner? That seems rather contradictory - Kittel is meant to be one of the more elementary level texts in the field. I personally dislike Kittel as well though - he doesn't explain a lot of concepts very well, and uses very sloppy mathematics at times.
Condensed Matter Physics by Marder seems to be a pretty good book.

 

[vanhees71]

Hm, I always thought that Ashcroft&Mermin is one of the best solid-state textbooks on the market and, as any good textbook, surprisingly up-to-date although written a while ago, but I'm not a solid-state physicist myself.

 

[Suman Saha]

Friends, can you suggest for some new authors.

 

[dsatkas]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/solid-state-physics-textbooks.842962/#post-5288187