20BSPH203 – PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE

UNIT Mostly expected questions Supportive questions

1) Derive the expressions for electrical and thermal conductivity 1) Short notes on tight binding approximation. [8]
of a metal. Also deduce Widemann-Franz law. [13] 2) Expression for effective mass of an electron. [13]
I 2) Derive an expression for density of states using that deduce 3) Particle in a three dimensional potential box. [6]
CO1 EF of a metal at 0 K. [13] 4) Classification of conductors, semiconductors and
3) Explain the variation of Fermi function with temperature. [8] insulators based on the band theory of solids. [6]
4) Mention the drawbacks of classical free electron theory. [5]
1) Derive an expression for intrinsic carrier concentration of a 1) Sketch the energy band diagram of intrinsic, n type,
pure semiconductor. [13] p type semiconductors at O K and above O K. [8]

II 2) Derive the expressions for density of electrons in n type 2) Variation of Fermi level with temperature for
CO2 semiconductors. [13] (a) intrinsic semiconductor [5]
3) Derive the expressions for density of holes in p type (b) n and p type semiconductors [8]
semiconductors. [13]
1) Describe in detail about theory and experiment of Hall effect 1) Short notes on ohmic contacts. [6]
II & Hall effect problems. [13] 2) Hall devices (any two) [6]
&
III 2) Construction & working of Schottky diode. [8] 3) Explain soft Vs hard magnetic materials. [8]

CO3 3) Explain the domain theory of ferromagnetism. [13] 4) Explain hysteresis based on domain theory. [8]
4) Classification of magnetic materials based on spin. [13]
1) Explain type I and type II superconductors. [8] 1) Absorption and emission of light in metals,
2) Short notes on: semiconductors and insulators. [13]
IV a. Meissner effect [4] 2) Explain carrier generation & recombination. [13]
CO4 b. Isotope effect [2] 3) Short notes on:
c. Persistent current [2] a. Effect of magnetic field [3]
d. Josephson effect and its types [5] b. Critical current and current density [3]
1) Explain the principle, construction and working of LED. [8] 1) Explain the basic principle of recording the data
III 2) Explain the principle, construction and working OLED. [8] and explain magnetic hard disc. [8]
IV 3) Explain the principle, construction and working of solar cell. 2) Short notes on:
V [13] a. SQUID b. Magnetic levitation [8]
CO5 4) Principle, construction and working of Quantum dot laser. [13] c. Optical data storage devices [5]
5) Explain in detail about GMR sensors. [8] 3) Construction and working of PN photodiode. [6]
1) Derive density of states in quantum well. [8] 1) Short notes on quantum well, wire and dot. [8]
V 2) Derive density of states in quantum wire and dot. [8] 2) Short notes on quantum confinement effect. [4]
CO6 3) Construction and working of single electron transistor. [13] 3) Short notes on bandgap of nanomaterials. [6]
4) Structures, properties and applications of CNT. [13] 4) Short notes on size dependence of Fermi energy. [5]

Quantum Dot Lasers - CAT_3

No. Part – A Questions No. Part – A Questions

UNIT 1/CO1 UNIT 2/CO2

1 Define drift velocity and mobility. 1) List out the characteristics of semiconductors.
2 What is relaxation time? 2) Mention the classification of semiconductors based on
3 Obtain the microscopic form of ohm’s law. purity.
4 Define Lorentz number. 3) Bring out the classification of semiconductors based on
5 State Wiedemann-Franz law. composition.
6 State any four postulates of the classical free electron 4) What do you understand by the term electron-hole
theory of solids. pair?
7 What is Fermi energy level? Give its significance. 5) Why do we prefer silicon for transistors and GaAs for
8 What is Fermi function? laser diodes?
9 List out the postulates of the quantum free electron 6) Bring out the differences between intrinsic and
theory of solids (QFT). extrinsic semiconductors.
10 What are the merits of the QFT? 7) Explain how to get n - type and p - type semiconductors.
11 What are the demerits of the QFT? 8) Write the correlation between the density of electrons
12 What are the postulates of band theory? and the density of holes in an intrinsic semiconductor.
13 Using the Fermi function, evaluate the probability of an 9) List out the differences between n-type and p-type
electron in a metal with E-EF= 0.01 eV at 200 K. semiconductors.
14 The mobility of electrons in copper is 3x10-3 m2 /Vs. 10) Draw the variation of resistance with temperature for
Assuming e = 1.6 x 10-19 C and m= 9.1x10-31 kg. Calculate semiconductors. Also mention the nature of the
the mean free time. temperature coefficient of resistance of it.
15 What is periodic potential? 11) Bring out the differences between elemental and
16 What do you mean by hole? compound semiconductors.
12) What is doping?

UNIT 2 & 3/CO3 UNIT 4 /CO4

1 Write down the applications of the Hall effect. 1 What are optical materials? Mention its types.
2 Given an extrinsic semiconductor, how will you find 2 Define scattering of light. What are its types?
whether it is n-type or p-type?
3 Define drift and diffusion current. 3 What is carrier generation and recombination?
4 Compare pn junction diode and Schottky diode. 4 Calculate the wavelength emitted by a semiconductor
5 What is Bohr Magneton? whose band gap energy is 1.44 eV.
6 Define magnetic flux density, intensity of magnetization. 5 The wavelength of light emission in an LED is 1.55 µm.
7 What is magnetic permeability and susceptibility? Calculate the band gap in eV?
8 What is spontaneous magnetization? 6 What is superconductivity?
9 What is hysteresis loss? 7 Define critical temperature.
10 What happens to the magnetic flux when a diamagnetic 8 Calculate the critical magnetic field for a wire of lead at
material is kept in a magnetic field? 5 K. Critical temperature of lead is 7.26 K and H0 is 8 x
11 Define retentivity. 104 A/m.
12 Define coercivity. 9 Show that the susceptibility of the superconductor is -1
13 What is energy product? and the relative permeability is 0.
14 The magnetic field strength of a material is 104 A/m and 10 Calculate the critical current which can flow through a
the susceptibility is 3.7 x 10-3. Calculate the intensity of long thin superconducting wire of diameter 1 mm. The
magnetization. critical magnetic field is 7.9 × 103 Am-1.

UNIT 3, 4, 5 /CO5 UNIT 5/CO6

1 Define Giant Magneto-resistance.
2 List any two advantages of magnetic disks.
3 What is solar cell?
4 Mention the applications of LED.
5 Write down the advantages and disadvantages of LED.
6 What is OLED?
7 Mention the applications of OLED.
1 What is quantum structure?
2 Define quantum confinement.
3 Relate the size of the material with its band gap
energy.
4 How does Fermi energy vary with size?
5 What are single electron phenomena?
6 What are carbon nanotubes?
7 What are the types of carbon nanotube structures?