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SubjectName TeachingScheme CreditsAssigned
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FEC102 AppliedPhysics-I 03 01 - 03 0.5 - 3.5






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SubjectName ExaminationScheme
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100
InternalAssessment(outof15) Endsem.
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FEC102 Applied
Physics-I
15 15 15 60 25 - -


DetailedSyllabus:

1.CRYSTALSTRUCTURE (15)

Crystallography:Spacelattice,UnitCell,Latticeparameters,BravaislatticesandCrystalsystems,Cubic
crystalsystem& lattices; Density& PackingFraction;Millerindicesofcrystallographicplanes&
directions;interplanardistance;Diamondstructure,NaClstructure, HCPstructure,BaTiO
3
structure;
LigancyandCriticalradiusratio;DeterminationofcrystalstructureusingX-raydiffractiontechniques
viz.Lauemethod,rotating crystalmethod(Braggmethod) &powdermethod;Realcrystals&point- defects;
photonic crystals;LiquidcrystalphasesandapplicationinLCD(withbriefintroductionof optical polarization).

2.SEMICONDUCTORPHYSICS (14)

Energybandsofsolidsandclassificationofsolids;Concepts ofholes,effectivemass;driftmobilityand
conductivityinconductors,intrinsicsemiconductorsandextrinsicsemiconductors; Fermi-Dirac distribution
function and Fermi energy level in a conductor, insulator, intrinsic &extrinsic
semiconductor;Effectofimpurityconcentrationandtemperatureonthe FermiLevel;HallEffect(applied electric
fieldalongx-axisandappliedmagneticfieldalongz-axis)andits application.

DriftandDiffusion ofchargecarriersacrosstheEnergybandstructureofP-NJ unctionleadingto
formationofdepletionregionandpotentialbarrier;conceptofcarriercurrentdensitiesinp-njunctionin
equilibrium, forwardbiasandreversebias;Usesofp-njunctioninLightemittingdiode(LED),
photoconductors&photovoltaicsolarcells.

3.DIELECTRICS&MAGNETICMATERIALS (09)

Dielectricmaterial,dielectricconstant,polarization,polarizability &itstypes;relativepermittivity;
Piezoelectrics, Ferroelectrics,Applicationsof dielectric materials - Requirementof good insulating
material, someimportantinsulatingmaterial.

Origin of magnetization using Atomic Theory; classification of magnetic materials based on
Susceptibility value;QualitativetreatmentofLangevinsandWeissequationforDia,ParaandFerro
magneticmaterials(noderivation);Microstructureofferromagneticsolids-DomainsandHysteresisloss;
Soft&hardmagneticmaterialsandtheiruses;Magneticcircuitsand microscopicOhmsLaw.

4.ACOUSTICS&ULTRASONICS: (07)

Introductiontoarchitecturalacoustics;reverberationandSabinesformula;CommonAcousticdefects
andAcousticDesignofa hall

UltrasonicWaves andtheir applications;Methodsof productionof ultrasonicwaves (Piezoelectric
Oscillator&MagnetostrictionOscillator)

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BooksRecommended:

1. ATextbookofEngineeringphysics-Avadhanulu&Kshirsagar,S.Chand

2. AppliedSolidState Physics-Rajnikant,Wileyindia

3. EngineeringPhysics-UmaMukherji( thirdedition),Narosa

4. EngineeringPhysics-R.K.Gaur&S.L.Gupta,DhanpatRai publications

5. SolidState physics-A.J .Dekker,MacmillanStudentEdition

6. ModernEngineeringPhysicsVasudeva,S.Chand

7. SolidState Physics-Charleskittle, EEEPbl

8. ConceptsofModernPhysics-ArtherBeiser,Tata McgrawHill

SuggestedExperiments:(Anyfive)

1. StudyofSC,BCC,FCC.

2. StudyofDiamond,NaCl,BaTiO
3.


3. StudyofHCPstructure.
4. StudyofMillerIndicesPlaneanddirection.

5. StudyofHallEffect.

6. Determinationofenergybandgapofsemiconductor.

7. Determinationofhusingphotocell.

8. StudyofUltrasonicDistanceMetre.

9. Determinationoflossesusinghysteresisloop.

10.StudyofI/ Vcharacteristicsofsemiconductordiode.

Note:Distributionofmarksfortermwork

1. Laboratorywork(ExperimentsandJ ournal):15 marks
2. Assignments:05marks

3.Attendance(Practical andTheory):05marks

TheoryExamination:

1.Questionpaperwill compriseof6questions,eachcarrying15marks.

2.Total 4questionsneedtobesolved.

3:Q.1will becompulsory,basedonentiresyllabuswhereinsubquestionsof2to3markswillbeasked.

4:Remainingquestionwillberandomlyselected fromall themodules.

5:Weightageof marksshouldbeproportionaltonumberofhoursassignedtoeachModule.