Utkal University, Odisha, Physics Semester 5, Solid State Physics Syllabus

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SOLID STATE PHYSICS

UNIT-I: Crystal Structure
Solids, Amorphous and Crystalline Materials, Lattice translation Vectors, Lattice with a Basis. Central and Non-Central Elements. Unit Cell, Miller Indices, Types of Lattices, Reciprocal Lattice, Brillouin zones, Diffraction of X- rays by crystals, Bragg Law, Atomic and Geometrical Factor.

UNIT-II: Elementary Lattice Dynamics
Lattice Vibrations and Phonons: Linear, Monotomic and Diatomic Chains, Acoustical and Optical Phonons, Qualitative Description of the phonon spectrum in solids, Dulong and Petits Law, Einstein and Debye theories of specific heat of solids, T 3 Law

Magnetic Properties of Matter: Dia-, Para-, Ferri- and Ferromagnetic Materials, Classical Langevins theory of dia and Paramagnetic Domains, Curies law, Weiss Theory of Ferro magnetism and Ferro magnetic Domains, Discussion of B-H Curve, Hysteresis and Energy Loss.

UNIT-III: Dielectric Properties of Materials
Polarization Local Electrical Field at an Atom, Depolarization Field, Electric Susceptibility, Polari ability, Clausius Mosotti Equation, Classical theory of Electronic Polarizability.
Lasers: Einsteins A and B coefficients, Meta stable States, Spontaneous and Stimulated emissions, Optical Pumping and population Inversion, Three Level and
Four Level Lasers, Ruby Laser and He-Ne Laser.


UNIT-IV: Elementary band theory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Kronig-Penny model of band Gap, Conductor, Semiconductor (P and N type) and insulator, Conductivity of Semiconductor, mobility, Hall Effect, Measurement of conductivity (04 problem method) and Hall Coefficient.

Superconductivity: Experimental Results, Critical Temperature, Critical magnetic field, Meissner effect, Type I and type II Superconductors, Londons Equation and Penetration Depth, Isotope effect, Idea of BCS theory (No derivation).

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