UNIT 1:
Introduction to Crystals Physics, Single crystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous materials
Bravais Lattices-directions and planes in a crystal
Miller indices, Inter-planar distance
Co-ordination number and packing factor for Simple cubic and BCC structures
Crystal imperfections point& line
Surface and Volume imperfections.
Single crystals: unit cell, crystal systems.
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
Carrier concentration in a metal
Superconductors and properties
Meissner effect – type I & II superconductors
Meissner effect – type I & II superconductors
Applications-Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), Magnetic levitation.
