CS1003-Applied Physics
(Common for EEE, ECE, EIE, EcontE, CSE, CSIT & BME)

Unit-I

Chapter 1

Free electron gas model; Free electron gas in one dimensional box; energy levels and density of states; Thermionic emission; Schottky emission; Field emission and Photo electric emission ; Hall effect

Chapter 2

Periodic lattice and Bloch’s theorem; Kronig Penny model; Velocity – Effective mass; distinction between metals, insulators, and semiconductors; Density of states

Unit – II

Chapter 3

Dielectrics; Local field; Claussius – Mossoti equation; Sources of Polarizzability (dipolar, iornic & electronic) – frequency dependence; total polarizability; measurement of dielectric constant; piezoelectricity; ferroelectricity

Chapter 4

Magnetic materials; diamagnetism; classical theory – quantum theory (qualitative); Paramagnetism; Classical theory – Quantum Theory (qualitative); colling by adiabatic demagnetization; ferromagnetism; weiss theory; Hysteresis; domains; Bloch wall; antiferromagnetism – molecular field theory; ferrimagnetism – molecular field theory

Unit – III

Chapter 5

Fermi – Dirae statistics; electron and hole densities; overall perspective; intrinsic semiconductors; charge neutrality; recombination; Schockley, Read and Hall theory; Surface recombination and emission.

Chapter 6

Semiconductors; nonequilibrium; continuity equation; carrier scattering and mobility;drift current and conductivity; diffusion currents and Einsteim’s relations; quassi Fermi level; Brand diagram in equilibrium and non-equilibrium

Chapter 7

Thermistors and piezo resistors; phosphorescence and fluorescence; Gunn effect, Hall effect and Thermoelectric effect.

Unit – IV

Chapter – 8

Radiative transistors – LEDs; Semiconductor laser and its characteristics

Unit – V

Chapter-9

Photoconductors; Photodiodes; avalance photodiodie; phototransistors.

Chapter-10

Solar radiation and conversion efficiency; PN junction solar cells – beterojunction, interface, and thin film solar cell.

Unit – VI

Chapter 11

Super conductivity; Experimental facts and theoretical explanations

Chapter 12

IC Fabrication – Planar processes – fabrication of BJT, FET & CMOS devices – Monolothic diodes – contacts IC resistors and capacitors – IC packaging – Characteristic of IC Components

Reference Books

1. Solid State Physics, by Charles Kittel, 7 th edition
2. Solid State Physics by AJ Dekker
3. Physics of Semi Conductor Devices by M Shur PHI Publication
4. Physics of Semi Conductor Devices by DK Roy, Orient Longman
5. Introduction to Solids – Azaroff, TMH Edition