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    Physics Department

    Final Examination of Physics (Solid State Physics)


    Full Marks: 70 Second Semester 2009-2010 Time: 3 hours

    Attempt all questions. Marks are written against the questions.

    Q.1. (3+4+3)
    (a) Draw the planes (111), (110) and (100) in a cubic lattice.
    c
    (b) Show that in a HCP structure a = 1.633 .
    (c) Calculate the surface density of atom in (100) for a Sc, BCC and FCC lattice.

    Q.2. (3+4+3)
    (a) What is Bragg’s law show that
    2d sin θ = nλ
    Where symbols have their usual meanings.
    (b) What are Von Laue equations?
    (c) Show that the Atomic Packing Factor in SC, BCC and FCC lattice is 52%, 68% and 74%
    respectively.
    Q.3. (8+2)
    (a) In a one- dimensional crystal, the periodicity of the potential led to the concept of
    energy bands. Explain.
    (b) Calculate the percentage ionic character of the compound semiconductor GaAs by using
    Pauling’s equation. It is given that for GaAs electro negativity XGa = 1.7 and XAs = 2.3.
    Q.4. (10)
    What is Hall effect? For a semiconductor show that Hall coefficient is given as
    (nμh h 2- n μe e )2
    RH =
    e(nμh h+ n μe )e 2
    What are applications of Hall Coefficient?

    Q.5. (5+5)
    (a) On the basis of Drude theory of metals calculate electrical conductivity and thermal
    conductivity.
    (b) What are Bloch functions? State and explain Bloch theorem.

    Q.6. (5+3+2)
    (a) Show that Fermi energy is given as
    h2 2
    εf = kf
    2m
    (b) What are Fermi momentum, Fermi temperature and Fermi velocity?
    (c) Show that the planes that has intercepts as 1,2,4 is indexed as (421).

    Q.7. (5+5)
    (a) What are covalent, molecular and ionic crystals?

    (b) What do you mean by Schottky and Frenkel defects?

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