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S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHENGODE – 637 215

(Autonomous)
B.E./ B.TECH/M. E./ M.TECH.SEMESTER EXAMINATION

BRANCH Semester I
Course code 50 PNT 104 Max. marks 100
& Title ADVANCED MATERIALS Duration 3 Hours

PART - A 10 X 2 = 20 Marks
Answer any ten questions

1. Define unit cell

2. What are the dislocations
3. Define electric polarisation
4. Distinguish ferroelectrics and multiferroics
5. What are ferrites
6. Mention the nature of the materials used for making electromagnets
7. What are donors and acceptors
8. Why do we prefer Silicon for transistor and GaAs for laser diodes
9. What are metallic glasses
10.Mention few applications of Titanium alloy
11.State tangent loss
12.Write few differences between soft and hard magnetic materials

PART - B 5 X 16 = 80 Marks
Answer any five questions

13. a. Calculate the co ordination number and the density of packing of a FCC structure (10)

b. Explain Miller indices (6)

14. a. Write an essay on crystal imperfections (10)

b. Briefly explain the colour centres (6)

15. a. Explain the different types of polarisation mechanisms with the neat sketch(10)

b. A certain dielectric is found to have the real part of its complex relative dielectric constant as 4.36
with a loss tangent of 2.8x10-2 at a frequency of 1 MHz. Calculate the complex polarisability of the
material assuming Lorentz field. The number of atoms /m3 of that dielectric is 4x1028 (6)
16. a. Distinguish between ferromagnetic, ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic material with the
suitable examples (10)

b. Explain the different magnetic materials used in the magnetic tapes and magnetic disks(6)

17. a. Explain the mechanisms of intrinsic conduction in semiconductor and also write down the
equation for conductivity (10)

b. Write short notes on n type and p type semiconductor (6)

18. a. Give a theory of Hall effect in a semiconductor (10)

b. Write a short note on the preparation of semiconductors (6)

19. a. Write an essay on shape memory alloys(10)

b. What are the advantages and limitations of shape memory alloys (6)

20. a. Briefly discuss the metallic glasses (10)

b. Write short notes on metal alloys (6)