Introduction (slides)
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Formal and organisational stuff
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What to expect from the lecture (general motivation)
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"Order vs. disorder in a quantum world"
I Landau theory of Fermi liquids (slides)
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Fermi gas theory
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Wilson ratio
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Quasipartcles excitations
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Fermi liquid concept
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non-Fermi liquid: Basic concept
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Example: High-Tc SC
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Example: Quantum critical point
II Electron systems and the lattice (slides)
III Mott-Hubbard transition (slides)
Advanced reading: M. Imada, A. Fujimori, Y. Tokura: Metal-Insulator transitions, Rev. Mod. Phys. 70, 1039–1263 (1998)
Advanced reading: Tremel et al, Metall oder Nichtmetall? (in German) 1st sentence: "Festkörperphysik ist viel zu spannend, um sie allein den Physikern zu überlassen.")
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What are electronic correlations?
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Mott transition: general idea
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Phase diagram of V2O3 under pressure
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One-band Hubbard model
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Which electrons are we talking about?
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Hubbard subbands
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Bandwidth-controlled metal-insulator transition
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The example of RNiO3
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Magnetism in the Hubbard model
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PES on Ni, NiO; Cluster approach
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How does a synchrostron work (BESSY II Video)
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Mott-Hubbard vs. charge transfer insulators
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Charge motion vs. AFM order; stripe formation
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Spin-charge separation
IV Kondo effect, Heavy fermion systems (slides)
V Low-dimensional and frustrated materials: spin ice, spin liquid & more (slides)
