Quantum Materials I
Course, Master's level, 1FA654
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Spring 2026 Spring 2026, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Chemical Binding in Molecules and Materials and Introduction to Materials Science. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-63090
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026 Spring 2026, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Chemical Binding in Molecules and Materials and Introduction to Materials Science. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
Quantum mechanics based on the Dirac formalism with bra and ket vectors, operators and observables. The harmonic oscillator with creation and annihilation operators. Quantum mechanical tunnelling. Quantum entangled states and quantum optics: Laboratory exercise with "quantum eraser" and its connection to Dirac formalism. Quantum mechanical formulation of Bloch functions in a periodic crystal. Reciprocal space: reciprocal space and the Brillouin zones, phonons and thermal properties of solids. Electrons: the free electron Fermi gas, energy bands. Classification of materials: metals, semiconductors, insulators.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@physics.uu.se
- +46 18 471 35 21