PH25C04 Applied Physics (EE) II Syllabus:

PH25C04 Applied Physics (EE) II Syllabus – Anna University UG Syllabus Regulation 2025

Course Objectives:

• To impart knowledge on physics concepts and explore the potential applications in the field of electrical engineering.

Semiconductor Materials: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors – Carrier Concentration- Fermi level -Dependence on carrier-concentration and temperatureCarrier generation and recombination-Carrier transport: diffusion and drift- Hall Effect – Applications- Metal-semiconductor junction (Ohmic and Schottky)
Activities: Determination of Hall coefficient

Dielectrics Materials: Dielectric polarization under static fields – electronic, ionic and dipolar polarizations-internal fields in solid-Clausius-Mossotti equation – Behavior of dielectrics in alternating fields- Application of dielectrics in transformersCapacitor materials – Ferro and piezo materials- Complex dielectric permittivitydipolar relaxation- dielectric loss- Applications.
Activities: Measurement of Dielectric Constant of different materials

Magnetic Materials: Magnetic material parameters –Ferromagnetic materials – Ferrites – Soft and Hard magnetic materials – GMR sensors – magnetic disk memories – Principle of magnetic recording – Materials for magnetic data storage.
Activities: Determination of Hysteresis loop for a ferromagnetic material (B-H curve)

Advanced Materials: Thermocouple, bimetals, leads soldering and fuses Materials – their applications
Activities: Virtual demonstration of working of various types of thermocouples.

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 40%, End Semester Examinations: 60%

Assessment Methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (30%), Flipped Class (10%), Internal Examinations (50%)

References:

1. Kasap, S. O. (2007). Principles of electronic materials and devices. McGraw-Hill Education.
2. Callister, W. D., & Rethwisch, D. G. (2014). Materials science and engineering. John Wiley & Sons.
3. Indulkar, C. S., & Thiruvengadam, S. (n.d.). An introduction to electrical engineering materials. S. Chand.

E-Resources:

1. The emergence of spin electronics in data storage -Claude Chappert, Albert Fert and Frédéric Nguyen Van Dau, Nature Publishing Group 2007
2. Hall Effect – https://ssp-amrt.vlabs.ac.in/exp/hall-effect-chargecarrier/simulation.html
3. Magnetic Susceptibility – https://em-amrt.vlabs.ac.in/exp/quinckes-method
4. NPTEL : NOC:Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials.