NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program

Category Scope

76 Solid-State Physics

Includes condensed matter physics, crystallography, and superconductivity. For related information see also 33 Electronics and Electrical Engineering; and 36 Lasers and Masers.

Definition

Solid-State Physics – The study of the physical structure and properties of solid matter, including electrical conduction in metal crystals and semiconductors, superconductivity, and photoconductivity. NASA Thesaurus, Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA Interest

Exhaustive Interest : All facets of solid-state physics and the solid-state effects in electrical and electronic devices as they relate to aeronautics, astronautics, and aerospace sciences.

Selective Interest : Commercial applications of solid-state physics that might have a potential for use in aerospace applications.

Negative Interest : Solid-state physics with no application to aerospace science.

Input Subjects of Specific Interest

• acceptors (solid state)
• band structure of solids
• condensed matter physics
• conductivity (solid state)
• critical field curves of superconducting materials
• critical temperatures of superconducting materials
• crystal defects
• crystal growth (general)
• crystal structure (semiconductors)
• crystallography
• dielectric materials properties
• donors (solid state)
• electrical transport properties in solids
• electron energy bands
• electron motion in conductors
• electron paramagnetic resonance (solid state)
• energy gaps in semiconductors
• epitaxy
• holes (electron deficiencies)
• lattice vibrations
• liquid crystals
• Mossbauer effect
• piezoelectricity
• radiation effects in semiconductors
• semiconductor materials
• solid state physics
• solidification (solid state)
• superconducting materials
• superconductivity (theory)
• thermoelectric materials
• thin films (theory, deposition and growth)