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Phy 102 - Materials Science - Theory - Course-Plan - Winter 2013
Phy 102 - Materials Science - Theory - Course-Plan - Winter 2013
Lectur
e
Date
Day
Topic
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
02-Jan13
03-Jan13
WEDNES
THURS
(10
07-JanMON
13
09-JanWEDNES
13
10-JanTHURS
13
14-JanMON
13
16-JanWEDNES Quantum free electron theory (derivation) and its success
13
17-JanTHURS
Revisiting thermal conductivity and Wiedemann13
Franz law based on quantum theory
21-JanMON
Band theory of solids-Kronig-Penny model
13
23-JanWEDNES (continuation) Band theory of solids-Kronig-Penny model
13
24-JanTHURS
Problems from Unit-I
13
Unit 2 Semiconducting materials
(15 hrs)
28-JanMON
Introduction to statistical physics
13
Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, Bose-Einstein statistics and
Fermi-Dirac statistics (qualitatively)
30-JanWEDNE
Introduction p and n type semiconductors
13
S
31-JanTHURS
Effective mass and holes, direct and indirect bandgap
13
semiconductors
04-FebMON
Density of energy states
13
06-FebWEDNE
Derivation of expressions for carrier concentration, fermi level
13
S
and variation of Fermi level with respect to temperature in
intrinsic semiconductors
07-FebTHURS
(continuation) Derivation of expressions for carrier
13
concentration, fermi level and variation of Fermi level with
respect to temperature in intrinsic semiconductors
11-FebMON
13
CAT 1
13-FebWEDNE
13
S
14-FebTHURS
13
18-FebMON
17
13
20-Feb13
WEDNE
S
18
21-Feb13
THURS
19
25-Feb13
MON
20
27-FebWEDNE
(continuation) Hall effect theory (for both types of carriers)
13
S
and experimental proof
28-FebTHURS
Solar cell-principle and working
13
04-MarMON
(continuation) Solar cell-principle and working
13
06-MarWEDNE
Problems from Unit-2
13
S
07-MarTHURS
Problems from Unit-2
13
11-MarMON
Revision of unit 2
13
Unit 3 Dielectric and Magnetic materials
(19 hrs)
13-Mar-13 WEDNE Introduction to Dielectric materials, Polarization, dielectric
S
constant and dielectric susceptibility
14-Mar-13 THURS Electric field inside a dielectric macroscopic and microscopic
electric field
18-Mar-13 MON
Derivation of local field and ClausiusMosotti Relation
20-Mar-13 WEDNE Polarization mechanisms electronic, ionic and Orientation
S
21-Mar-13 THURS Derivation of electronic polarizability, A simple derivation for
orientational polarizability
25-Mar-13 MON
Temperature and frequency dependence of
dielectric constant, Dielectric loss, dielectric breakdown
types
27-Mar-13 WEDNE HOLIDAY
S
28-Mar-13 THURS Dielectric materials as electrical insulators examples
Problems related to dielectric materials
01-Apr-13 MON
03-Apr-13 WEDNE
CAT 2
S
04-Apr-13 THURS
08-Apr-13 MON
10-Apr-13 WEDNE Magnetic parameters and their relations; Origin of
S
magnetization; orbital magnetic moment, spin magnetic
moment
11-Apr-13 THURS HOLIDAY
15-Apr-13 MON
(continuation) Magnetic parameters and their relations; Origin
of magnetization
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
17-Apr-13
WEDNE
S
36
18-Apr-13
THURS
37
38
22-Apr-13
24-Apr-13
39
40
41
MON
WEDNE
S
THURS
MON
WEDNE
S
THURS
25-Apr-13
Introduction to Superconductors, Types of superconductors
29-Apr-13
Properties of superconductors, BCS theory
01-MayApplications Hard disk, SQUID
13
02-MayProblems related to magnetic materials
13
06-MayMON
Problems related to magnetic materials
13
08-MayWEDNE Revision of Unit 3
13
S
From 09-May-2013 to 27-May-2013
TEE
42
43
44
Text Books:
1. Materials Science, M.S.Vijaya and G Rangarajan, Tata McGraw Hill, Reprint 2010.
2. Materials Science, V. Rajendran, Tata McGraw Hill, Reprint 2011.
3. Magnetism in Condensed Matter, Stephen Blundell, Oxford University Press, 2001.
4. Introduction to superconductivity, A.C.Rose-Innes & E. H.Rhoderick, 2nd edition, Pergamon
Press
References:
1. Solid State Physics (New Revised Sixth Edition), S. O. Pillai, New Age International
Publishers
2. Solid State Physics: Structure and Properties Materials, M. A. Wahab, Alpha Science
International, 2005.
3. Elements of Solid State Physics, J. P. Srivastava, PHI Learning Private Ltd., 2011.
4. Introduction to Solid State Physics, C. Kittel, Seventh Edition, Wiley-Inida, 2011.
5. Solid State Physics, Neil W. Ashcroft, N. David Mermin, 2011.
6. Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Donald A Neamen and D Biswas, Tata McGraw Hill,
Special Indian Edition, 2012.
7. Science of Engineering Materials by C.M Srivastava and G Srinivasan-Wiley Eastern Ltd.
8. Physics of Magnetism and magentic materials, K H J Busshow and F R De Boer, 1st edition
(2003), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, Newyork.