BARKATULLAH VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL M.P.
SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc APPLIED PHYSICS
(ELECTRONICS& SEMICONDUCTORS) (ENGG. FACULTY)
PH 201
ELECTRODYNAMICS & PLASMA PHYSICS
TIME FOR THEORY PAPER = 3 HOURS.
MAX.MARKS THEORY – 80
MINIMUM PASS MARKS THEORY – 28
MAX. MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 20
MINIMUM PASS MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 12
Review of Four vector and Lorentz transformation in four dimensional space.
Electromagnetic field tensor in four dimensions and Maxwell’s equations. Wave equation for
vector and scalar Potential and solution. Retarted potential and Lienard – Weichert potential.
Electric and Magnetic fields due to a uniformly moving charge and an accelerated charge.
Motion of charged particle in electromagnetic field: Uniform E abd B fields, Nonuniform
Fields, Diffusion across magnetic fields, time varying E and B fields, Adiabatic invariants: First,
Second and Third adiabatic invariants.
Elementary concepts: derivation of moment equations from Boltzmann equation, Plasma
oscillations, Debye shielding, Plasma parameters.
Hydrodynamical description of plasma: Fundamental equations. Hydromagnetic waves:
Magnetosonic and Alfven waves.
Wave phenomena in magnetoplasma: Polarization, Phase velocity, group velocity,
cutoffs, resonance for electromagnetic wave propagating parallel and perpendicular to the
magnetic field, propagation at finite angle and CMA diagram, Appleton-Hartee formula and
propagation through ionosphere and magnetosphere: Helicon, Whistler waves, Faraday rotation
BARKATULLAH VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL M.P.
SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc. APPLIED PHYSICS
(ELECTRONICS& SEMICONDUCTORS) (ENGG.FACULTY)
PH 202
PHYSICS OF MATERIALS
TIME FOR THEORY PAPER = 3 HOURS.
MAX.MARKS THEORY – 80
MINIMUM PASS MARKS THEORY – 28
MAX. MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 20
MINIMUM PASS MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 12
Optoelectronics Properties of Material
Photoconductive: General mechanism of photoconductivity, linear and quadratic recombination,
Demarcation between trapping levels and recombination levels, Effect of trapping, Example of
simple photoconductor system.
Luminescence: Configuration co –ordinate curve model and energy band model, Energy transfer
in photoconducting and nonphotocoducting materials, Rise and decay of luminescence
Preparation of ZnS and ZnSe phosphors.
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Meissner effect-Flux quantization, persistent current, phenomenological theory, London
equation, Type I and type II superconductors, thermodynamics, cooper pairs, BCS theory,
Josephson effect-SQUIDS .
Noncrystalline Solids
Band structure of amorphous materials ,carrier transport process, Diffraction Pattern:
Monatomic amorphous materials, Radial distribution function, Structure of vitreous silica,SiO2,
Glasses: viscosity and hopping rate, amorphous ferromagnets, amorphous semiconductors.
Crystal growth techniques
Single crystals, thermodynamics, Nucleation, spherical and cylindrical shape of nucleus ,
Equilibrium phases diagrams ,Slow temperature solution growth, solubility diagram, slow
cooling method, slow evaporation method, gel growth method structure and property of gel, Melt
Growth ; Brideman method and Czochraski method.
Thin film technology
Deposition of Thin Film by Vacuum evaporation, Cathodic sputtering ,Chemical bath
deposition (CBD),Electro chemical deposition(ECD), Thickness measurement-Electrical method
,Microbalance methods& Multiple beam Interferometer. Electrical properties, Size effect
behavior, Fuchs- Sondheimer model(with out derivation).
BARKATULLAH VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL M.P.
SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc. APPLIED PHYSICS
(ELECTRONICS& SEMICONDUCTORS) (ENGG.FACULTY)
PH 203
STATISTICAL MECHANICS & QUANTUM STATISTICS
TIME FOR THEORY PAPER = 3 HOURS.
MAX.MARKS THEORY – 80
MINIMUM PASS MARKS THEORY – 28
MAX. MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 20
MINIMUM PASS MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 12
Phase space, Ensembles, Liouville’s Theorem, Density distribution, equal a priori
probabilities, law of equipartition, Classical Maxwell –Boltzmann distribution Law, Kinetic
theory of gases, mean free path.
Methods of ensembles : Micro canonical, Canonical and Grand canonical ensembles,
their partition function and thermodynamic parameter, Gibbs Paradox, Sackur tetrode equation,
Thermodynamic properties of diatomic molecule.
Statistical weight, density matrix, Bose – Einstein and Fermi – dirac Quantum Statistics
and their distribution laws. Properties of Bose –Einstein and Fermi- Dirac gases, degeneracy and
condensation, Statistics applied to Metals electron gas, Specific heat, Einstein and Debye
theories.
Low temperature production and measurement, Liquid helium He-I and He-II, Landon
theory. Landau theory of phase transition, critical indices, scale transformation and dimensional
analysis.
Onsager relations& applications, fluctuations in thermodynamic quantities, Brownian
motion. The Fokker-Planck equation& solution.
BARKATULLAH VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL M.P.
SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc. APPLIED PHYSICS
(ELECTRONICS& SEMICONDUCTORS) (ENGG.FACULTY)
PH 204
APPLIED ELECTRONICS I
TIME FOR THEORY PAPER = 3 HOURS.
MAX.MARKS THEORY – 80
MINIMUM PASS MARKS THEORY – 28
MAX. MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 20
MINIMUM PASS MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL – 12
Microwave Devices:
Klystrons, Magnetrons and Travelling wave tubes, velocity modulation, basic principles of two
cavity Klystrons and Reflex Klystrons, principles of operation of magnetrons. Helix Travelling
wave tubes, wave modes.
Tunnel diode, Transferred electron devices: Gunn effect, principles of operation, modes of
operation, IMPATT diode, TRAPATT diode.
Microwave communications:
Advantages and disadvantages of microwave transmission, loss in free space, propagation of
microwaves, atmospheric effects on propagation, Fresnel zone problem, ground reflection,
fading sources, detectors, component, natennas used in microwave communication systems.
Radar systems:
Radar block diagram and operation, radar frequencies, pulse considerations, Radar range
equation, derivation of radar range equation, minimum detectable signal, receiver noise, signal to
noise ratio, integration of radar pulses. Radar cross section. Pulse repetition frequency. Antenna
parameters, system losses and propagation losses. Radar transmitters, receivers. Antennas,
Displays.
Satellite communications:
Orbital satellites, geostationary satellites, orbital patters, look angles, orbital spacing, satellite
systems. Link modules.
BARKATULLAH VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL M.P.
SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc. APPLIED PHYSICS
(ELECTRONICS& SEMICONDUCTORS) (ENGG.FACULTY)
PH 205 (II SEMESTER)
LIST OF PRACTICALS: Electronics I
EXAMINATION DURATION:
4 HOURS.
MAX.MARKS FOR PRACTICAL - 80
MINIMUM PASS MARKS FOR PRACTICAL - 40
MAX.MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL - 20
MINIMUM PASS MARKS CLASS WORK/SESSIONAL - 12
1. To Study Modulation and Demodulation (Amplitude).
2. To Study & Plot the Characteristics curve of S.C.R.
3. Double stage RC Coupled Cum Feed back Amplifier.
4. Study of Emitter Follower Amplifier.
5. To Study & Plot Characteristics of F.E.T.
6. To study the h-Parameter of Transistor.
7. To Study & Plot Characteristics of U.J.T.
8. Study of R.F. oscillator. (A)Hartley (B) Colpitt’s .
9. Study of Push Pull Amplifier.
10. Study of JFET Amplifier.