Assignment # 1

Solve all the related problems of Chapter Dielectric Properties of Solids (From the Books of Kittle,
M. A. Wahab and R.K.Puri)

Assignment # 2
Solve all the related problems of Chapter Magnetic Properties of Materials (From the
Books of Kittle, M. A. Wahab and R.K.Puri)
Quiz # 1
Q1.Determine the percentage of ionic polarizability in the sodium chloride crystal which has the
optical index of refraction and the static dielectric constant as 1.56 and 5.62 respectively.
Q2.Give an example of a crystal that is piezoelectric but not ferroelectric.
Q3.The resistivity of an intrinsic semiconductor is 4.5 ohm-m at 25°C and 2.0 ohm-m at
34°C. What is the energy band gap?
Q4.Define drift velocity of a carrier? And what are degenerate semiconductors?
Quiz # 2
Q1.What is Neel temperature? And explain the following terms briefly:
(i) Hysteresis (ii) Coercivity (iii) Remanence.
Q2.What is the essential difference between the classical theory and the quantum theory of
paramagnetism?
Q3.Give the Curie law of paramagnetism. What is the Curie temperature?
 Mid term
Q1. The electron and hole mobility’s in a Si sample are 0.135 and 0.048 m2/V-s respectively.
Determine the conductivity of intrinsic Si at 330 K if the intrinsic carrier concentration is
1.5xl017atoms/m3.The sample is then doped with 1024 phosphorus atoms/m3. Determine
the equilibrium hole concentration, conductivity and position of the Fermi level relative
to the intrinsic level. (5)
Q2.What is dipolar polarisability? Obtain an expression for dipolar polarisability of a
dielectric at moderate temperatures. (4)
Q3.The band gaps of diamond and silicon are 5.42 and 1.1 eV respectively. Estimate the
temperature at which diamond has the same conductivity as Si at 29°C. (4)
Q4.Show that the product of electron and hole concentrations in a semiconductor is constant
at a given temperature. How is the energy gap determined from the measurement of
electrical coductivity of a semiconductor? (5)
Q5.Obtain an expression for conductivity of an intrinsic semiconductor. How does it vary
with temperature? (4)
Q6.Show a typical variation of conductivity with temperature for an extrinsic semiconductor
and explain the different regions. (3)
Q7.What is piezoelectricity? (1)
Q8.Calculate the polarization of a BaTi03 crystal (See the following Fig.). The structure
transforms from cubic to tetragonal below the Curie point with lattice parameters c and
a.equal to 4.06A and 3.97 A respectively. The displacement of titanium ion is opposite to
that of oxygen ions. The magnitude of displacement is 0.06 A for titanium, 0.06 A for
oxygen ions on the side faces and 0.08 A for oxygen ions on the top and bottom faces of
the cube. The displacement of barium ions may be neglected. (4)
Final
Q1.A paramagnetic gas with L= 0 and S = 1/2 contains N atoms per m3. Obtain expressions
for the atomic densities in the possible energylevels and the resultant magnetization. If
the gas contains 1029 atoms per m3, calculate the populations of the levels and the,
magnetization at 310 K and 5 K for an applied magnetics flux density of 2.55 T. (06)
Q2.A ferromagnetic material with J=6/4 and g = 2 has a Curie temperature of 125 K.
Calculate the intrinsic flux density near 0 K. Also, calculate the ratio of the magnetization
at300 Kin the presence of an external field of 1.2 mT to the spontaneous magnetization at
02 K. (06)
Q3.Give an account for the quantum theory of paramagnetism and discuss the low and high
temperature cases. Explain how the orbital motion of electrons in transition and rare earth
metals is quenched. Write the modified expression for susceptibility for the ions of iron
group. (06)
Q4. A one-dimensional lattice of spacing a has a potential distribution of the type as
considered in the Kronig-Penney model. The value of the potential is -V at each lattice
point and abruptly changes to zero at a distance of 0.11a on either side of the lattice point.
Determine the width of the first energy gap in the electron energy spectrum. (06)
Q5.Describe the periodic zone scheme, extended zone scheme and reduced zone scheme for
representing E-k relationships. (05)
Q6.Discuss the formation of allowed and forbidden energy bands on the basis of the Kronig-
Penney model. Discuss the extreme conditions when energy levels are either discrete or
continuous. What is the effect of changing the binding energy of electron on the energy
bands? (06)
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Q7. The density of potassium is 860 kgm . Calculate the Fermi energy and compressibility
of potassium at O.1K. (Atomic mass of K = 39.1 amu) (05)
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Q8.If Fermi temperature is of the order of 5 x 10 K, provide a rough estimate of elenronic
specific heat at 100K. (05)
Q9. Obtain expressions for the Fermi energy, the total energy and the density of slides for a
free electron gas in one dimension. Show the variation of density of states with energy.
(05)