2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering

Advanced electronic structures in solids I

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Instructor(s): Kohei Yoshimatsu
Class Format: Lecture
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms)
Class: -
Course Code: CAP.A467
Number of credits: 100
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 3Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 5, 2026
Language: English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In a solid composed of Avogadro's number of atoms, an infinite number of energy levels of individual atoms form a band. In this lecture, students can understand the electronic structures of metals, insulators, and transition-metal oxides, starting from atoms and molecules, which is familiar to students in chemistry field.

Course description and aims

Students can understand the formation of bands in solids and explain how the electronic properties of metals and insulators are reflected in the band structures. In addition, students can explain band structures of transition-metal oxides from the viewpoint of electronic correlation, which cannot be understood based on the simple band theory.

Keywords

Solid, Electronic structures, Metal, Insulator, Semiconductor, Electron correlation, Transition-metal oxides, Electron spectroscopy

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The class will be conducted in the form of a combination of slides distributed in advance and written materials on the board. The lectures will be given on the assumption that the students have thoroughly prepared for the lectures. A quiz will be given in each lecture.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Types and principles of spectroscopic methods	Students can explain the principles of various spectroscopic methods that measure the electronic structures of solids.
Class 2	Electronic structures of typical metals and insulators	Students can explain the electronic structures of typical metallic and insulating materials.
Class 3	Electronic structures of typical semiconductors	Students can explain the electronic structures of typical semiconducting materials.
Class 4	Electronic correlations and Hubbard model	Students can explain electron localization due to electron correlation based on the Hubbard model.
Class 5	Electronic and magnetic structures of transition-metal oxides	Students can explain the origin of the characteristic electronic and magnetic properties of transition-metal oxides.
Class 6	Spectroscopy of transition-metal oxides	Students can interpret electron spectroscopy of transition-metal oxides and understand their electronic structures.
Class 7	Exercises and explanations	Students can increase their understanding of lecture contents through exercises and self-evaluate their level of achievement.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

P A Cox, "The Electronic Structure and Chemistry of Solids" Oxford Science Publications, ISBN-13: 978-0198552048

Reference books, course materials, etc.

藤森淳 (著)、「強相関物質の基礎―原子、分子から固体へ」、内田老鶴圃、ISBN-13 : 978-4753656240
Charles Kittel (著), "Introduction to Solid State Physics", Wiley, ISBN-13: 978-1119454168

Evaluation methods and criteria

Quiz for each session (20 points) + final exam (80 points)

Related courses

CAP.N306 ： Computational Materials Chemistry
CAP.N304 ： Inorganic Solid Chemistry
CAP.A468 ： Advanced electronic structures in solids II
CAP.A461 ： Advanced Solid State Chemistry I
CAP.A462 ： Advanced Solid State Chemistry II

Prerequisites

Nothing special

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

E-mail: yoshimatsu[at]mct.isct.ac.jp
*Contact by e-mail is necessary.

Office hours

Weekdays (Advance notice required)