Good Condensed Matter Physics Books and Semiconductor Physics Books

[cemtu]

Can you please recommend me some condensed matter physics study books and semi-conductor physics study books? Much Appreciated!

 

[malawi_glenn]

What do you already know about it?

Are you looking for a first introduction or a more advanced treatment?

The only Solid State physics book that I own and have read (except for condensed matter field theory books) is this one https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/oxford-solid-state-basics as you can see, there is also video lectures available to supplement the book. It is very basic and does not assume anything about the topics in beforehand.

I think it is an ok book but have nothing to compare with. I have not looked at the video lectures. We had Kittles book in my university class but I did not read it.

 

[haushofer]

Let me see my crystal ball to find your background, education and goal. I'll come back to you.

 

[JasonK]

At some point you will have to learn about second quantization and all the stuff that can be done with it. I was alternately charmed and horrified by Feynman's Statistical Mechanics, and his Chapter on Annihilation and Creation Operators is good start on second quantization. (It's an old book, so some things are done more cleanly now, but it's Feynman, so you know it's going to be good.) After that, I suggest a serious book on Quantum Optics. I especially like Chiao and Garrison. And you need to learn Quantum Optics anyway, so that you can walk and breathe correctly. I think it's arduous and weird, but necessary.