MSE Syllabus

New L J Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bodakdev

Branch: CSE (AIML) / I.T.
Semester: I
Subject: Physics (3110018)
Mid Semester Exam Syllabus (70%)

Unit Chapter Name Topics Marks

No.
1 Electronic Free Electron Theory, Density of States and Energy 33(+05)
Materials band diagrams, Kronig-Penny model (to introduce
origin of band gap), Energy bands in solids, E-k
diagram, Direct and indirect bandgaps, Types of
electronic materials: metals, semiconductors, and
insulators, Density of states, Occupation probability,
Fermi level, Effective mass, Phonons
2 Semiconductors Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, Carrier 33(+05)
generation and recombination, Carrier transport:
diffusion and drift, P-N junction, Metal-
semiconductor junction (Ohmic and Schottky),
Semiconductor materials of interest for
optoelectronic devices
3 Light Photovoltaic Effect & Solar cell 10(+05)
Semiconductor
Interaction
4 Measurements Four-point probe and Van Der Pauw measurements 17(+05)
for carrier density, Resistivity and hall mobility, Hot-
point probe measurement, DLTS, band gap by UV-
Vis spectroscopy, absorption/transmission.
5 Superconductivity Introduction of Superconductivity, Properties of 27(+05)
superconductor, Effect of magnetic field, Meissner
effect, Pressure effect, Impurity effect, Isotopic mass
effect, Mechanism of Superconductivity: BCS
Theory, Penetration depth: Magnetic field,
Josephson's junction and its application, Application
of superconductors

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