UNIT 1:
Introduction to Crystals Physics, Single crystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous materials
Single crystals: unit cell, crystal systems.
Co-ordination number and packing factor for Simple cubic and BCC structures
Crystal imperfections point& line
Miller indices, Inter-planar distance
Bravais Lattices-directions and planes in a crystal
UNIT 2:
Conductors: classical free electron theory – electrical conductivity
Success and failures of classical free electron theory
Fermi distribution function
Density of energy states for a metal
Carrier concentration in a metal
Superconductors and properties
UNIT 3:
Photo detectors (PIN & Avalanche).
Intrinsic Semiconductors, Energy band diagram
Direct and indirect band gap semiconductors
Carrier concentration in intrinsic semiconductors
Hall effect ,Determination of hall coefficient and application
Photo detectors (PIN & Avalanche).
UNIT 4:
Basic concepts, magnetic moment, susceptibility, permeability
UNIT 5:
Spontaneous and stimulated emission- Population inversion