Nicola Spaldin

Seasons Greetings from the Materials Theory group

Seasons Greetings from the Materials Theory group
The surface charge associated with bulk polarization

The surface charge associated with bulk polarization
Degenerate Perturbation Theory

Degenerate Perturbation Theory
A Mathematics-Free Introduction to Phonons

A Mathematics-Free Introduction to Phonons
Basics of Ferroelectricity

Basics of Ferroelectricity
The Magnetism of Small Particles

The Magnetism of Small Particles
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization 8: The Second-Order Jahn-Teller Effect.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization 8: The Second-Order Jahn-Teller Effect.
Using DFT to design new materials; From magnetoelectrics to a theory of everything.

Using DFT to design new materials; From magnetoelectrics to a theory of everything.
The momentum of a Bloch function

The momentum of a Bloch function
The Exchange Interaction

The Exchange Interaction
The Peierls Distortion

The Peierls Distortion
Calculation of the Electronic Band Structure using LCAO Theory. The General Case.

Calculation of the Electronic Band Structure using LCAO Theory. The General Case.
The Mott Transition in Some Example Correlated Materials

The Mott Transition in Some Example Correlated Materials
The linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method for calculating electronic band structures

The linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method for calculating electronic band structures
The Variational Method in Quantum Mechanics

The Variational Method in Quantum Mechanics
Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for an Electron in a Coulomb Potential (the Hydrogen Atom)

Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for an Electron in a Coulomb Potential (the Hydrogen Atom)
Operators and Expectation Values in Quantum Mechanics

Operators and Expectation Values in Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 4: The Hubbard Hamiltonian

Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 4: The Hubbard Hamiltonian
The Drude Model / Classical Free Electron Theory

The Drude Model / Classical Free Electron Theory
Introduction to Correlated Materials 3: The Mott Transition in Degenerately Doped Semiconductors.

Introduction to Correlated Materials 3: The Mott Transition in Degenerately Doped Semiconductors.
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 7: The Born Effective Charge

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 7: The Born Effective Charge
Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 2: The Mott-Hubbard Band Structure

Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 2: The Mott-Hubbard Band Structure
Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 1: Beyond Band Theory

Introduction to Correlated Materials. Lecture 1: Beyond Band Theory
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 6: The LaAlO3 / SrTiO3 interface.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 6: The LaAlO3 / SrTiO3 interface.
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 5.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 5.
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 4

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 4
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 3.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 3.
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 5: Measuring polarization

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Module 5: Measuring polarization
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 2.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 2.
The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 1.

The Beginner's Guide to the Modern Theory of Polarization. Solutions to Exercises of Module 1.