18(Wed)-20(Fri), Oct. 2023

Intensive lecture “Special Lecture on Applied Physics I” was given at the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University. 

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Lecturere：Prof. Katsunori Wakabayashi (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Place：Hokkaido University, Department of Applied Physics (Prof. in charge of acceptance:  Prof. Seiji Mizuno)

Contents:

Day1 　morning 2 h

1. 1. Introduction to graphene, 2D materials
   2. concept of LCAO: H2 molecule, Hueckel approximation, chemical bonding

Day1     afternoon(1) 2h

1. 1. Bloch theorem, Concept of tight-binding model, band structure of graphene

Day1     afternoon(2) 2h

1. 1. Continuum model, Dirac equation

Day2     morning 2h

1. 1. Solution of Dirac equation, Berry phase
   2. Klein tunneling

Day2     afternoon 2h

1. 1. Solution of Dirac equation for graphene with a edge

Day3    morning 2h

1. 1. Concept of geometric phase, Berry phase, Berry Curvature, Berry Connection
   2. Concept of Wannier function and charge polarization

Day3     afternoon 2h

1. Concept of topological phase transition, SSH model
2. Short seminar: 2D SSH model, topological photonics