solid-state physics

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with experimental and theoretical investigations of the properties of solids, such as superconductivity, photoconductivity, and ferromagnetism

solid-state physics

1. The branch of condensed matter physics that specializes in the study of solids, especially in the electric and magnetic properties of solid crystalline materials, such as semiconductors.

Example Sentences

“I didn’t realize it would have this long-lasting impact in solid-state physics.”

From Nature

I didn’t realize it would have this long-lasting impact in solid-state physics.

From Nature

Instead, they plough the furrows of what was once known as solid-state physics — better known since the 1970s as condensed-matter physics.

From Nature

In the 1960s, solid-state physics dealt almost exclusively with crystals, and it was believed that semiconductor devices like the transistor could only be made from crystalline materials.

From Scientific American

He veered from mathematics, his focus in college, into quantum theory, and then into solid-state physics, nuclear engineering, arms control, climate studies and speculation about humanity’s destiny.

From Scientific American