Semiconductor Physics

Three marks
1. Differentiate between direct and indirect band gap semiconductor.
2. Differentiate between elemental and compound semiconductor.
3. Explain conductivity of a semiconductor. Obtain the expression for conductivity of
intrinsic semiconductor.
4. What is Fermi level and explain its significance. Write down the Fermi distribution
function and explain the terms involved in it.
5. Explain the terms: Drift velocity, Mobility, Conductivity, Resistivity.
6. Draw the position of Fermi Level in n-type and p-type semiconductors at 0 Kelvin and at
higher temperatures.
7. Show that Hall Coefficient is inversely proportional to the number of electrons per unit
volume. How can it be measured?
8. Discuss few applications of Hall Effect.

Five marks

1. Show that the Fermi level lies half way between Conduction band and Valence band in
an intrinsic semiconductor
2. Explain the effect of impurity concentration and temperature on Fermi level for n type
semiconductor with the help of Fermi level diagram.
3. Explain the effect of impurity concentration and temperature on Fermi level for p type
semiconductor with the help of Fermi level diagram.
4. What is Hall Effect? Derive an expression for Hall Voltage.
5. How will you measure the Hall coefficient of given specimen experimentally.
6. Distinguish between Diffusion Current and Drift Current.
7. What will happen to the depletion layer and fermi level when the P-N junction is -a)
Unbiased b) forward biased, c) reverse biased? Explain with diagrams.
8. Draw the Energy Band diagram of an unbiased p-n junction. Explain the terms-
a)Barrier Potential, b) Depletion Region.
9. Explain the following
(i) LED (ii) Photodiode (iii) Solar cell (iv) Zener diode

Quantum Mechanics

Three marks
1. What is matter wave? State its properties.
2. State de Broglie’s hypothesis.
3. Explain the concept of wave packet.
4. Explain phase velocity and group velocity. Derive the relation between them.
5. Explain Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
6. Explain wave function and its physical significance. Write the normalization condition of
wave function.

Five marks
1. Describe experimental verification of uncertainty principle using single slit electron
diffraction with proper diagram.
2. Prove the non-existence an electron and existence proton exists within the nucleus using
uncertainty principle.
3. Derive one dimensional Schrödinger’s time dependent equation.
4. Derive one dimensional Schrödinger’s time independent equation.
5. Write down Schrödinger time independent wave equation for matter waves. Show that
energy of free particle is continuous ( E is continuous function of K2)
6. Show that the solution of Schrödinger equation for a particle in an infinite one
dimensional potential well leads to quantization of energy.
7. Show that energy of an electron in a box varies as the square of natural numbers.

Superconductors and supercapacitors

Three marks

1. What is superconductivity?
2. Why is a superconductor termed as a perfect diamagnetic?
3. Explain the vortex state of a superconductor?
4. Explain superconductivity, critical temperature, critical magnetic field and critical
current.
5. How does critical magnetic field vary with temperature?

Five marks

1. Explain Meissner’s effect.

2. Describe Type I superconductor with Type II superconductors
3. What are the different types of supercapacitors?
4. Write the applications of supercapacitors
5. Define energy density and power density.