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Module-1 Quantum Mechanics

2 Marks Questions

1. What are matter waves? Give the expressionfor de Broglie wavelength.

2. State Heisenberg's Uncertainty principle. Give the expression for uncertainty in

measurement of position and momentum.

3. Give the physical significance of Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

4. Mention any two properties of wave function.

5. What is normalization of wave function, give its mathematical representation.

6. What are eigen values and Eigen functions?

7. Mention the expression for time independent Schrondinger's wave equation for a

particle in one dimensional potential well.

8. Define zero-point energy with mathematical representation.

5 Marks Questions

1. State and explain de-Broglie's hypothesis.

2. Write a short note on wave function.
wavelength by analogy and hence
3. Derive an expression for de Broglie
discuss the significance of de Broglie waves.
and give its physical
4. State and explain Heisenberg's Uncertainty principle
significance.

Explain the properties of wavefunction.

5.

7-8 Marks Questions

is
de Broglie wavelength of an electron
de Broglie's Hypothesis. Show that the
1. State
12.26 A.
found to be equal to

Schrodinger wave equation.

2. Set up the one-dimensional time independent boOx.
in one dimensional
3. Write down the Schrodinger wave equation
for a particle

Eigen Values for this particle with suitable

Obtain the Eigen Functions and
waveforms.
and discuss the
with mathematical form
4. Explain the Wave function
Physical significance of a wave function.
Values and hence derive the Eigen
5. Explain Eigen functions and Eigen
infinite potential well ofwidth 'a'.
function of a particle inside

Numerical Problems
3eV? Given the mass
of a proton whose energy is

1. What is the de Broglie wavelength

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2. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with an clectron with the kinetic

energy of 2000eV.
3. Calculate the kinetic energy of an clectron of wavelength 18nm.
4. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with 1/10" part of the
velocity of the light.

5. Aneleciron has a speed of 4.8 x 10° m/s accurate to 0.012%. With what accuracy can
be located the position of electron?

6. An electron has a speed of 100nm/s. the inherent uncertainty in its measurement is

0.005%.What willbe the uncertainty that arises in the measurement of its position?
7. Ina measurement of position and velocity of an electron moving with the speed of 6x
10° m/s, calculate the highest accuracy with which its position could be determined if

the inherent error in the measurement of its velocity is 0.0 1% for the speed stated.

8. Calculate the energy in eV for the first excited state of an electron in an infinite

potential well of width 2 Å.

9. Calculate the zero-pointenergy for an electron ina box of width 10.
10. An electron is bound in1-D potential well of width 0. 1 8nm, find its energy value in
eV inthe second excited state.

11.The ground state energy of an electron in an infinite well is 5.6 X 10° eV. What will
be the ground state energy if the width of the well is doubled?

Module-2 Electrical Conductivity in Metals

2 Marks Questions

1. Define drift velocity and give its expression.

2. Define mean free path and give its expression.

3. Define mobility of electrons and give its expression.

4. Define relaxation time or mean collision time.
and give expression.
5. Define current density its

6. Define resistivity and give its expression.

7. Define Conductivity and give its expression.

8. What is Density of states? How is it related with energy?

9. Define Fernni factor. Mention its mathematical representation.

10. What are dielectric materials? Give two examples.

11. What is electric polarization? Mention its plhysical equation.

5 Marks Questions

the assumptions of quantum free electron theory.

1. What are
Fermi energy, Fermi factor. Explain with mathematical
2. DefineDensity of states,
representation.
3. What are internal ficlds? Explain.

4. What are clectronic polarization and ionic polarization?

Space charge polarization.
5. What are orientation polarization and

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7-8 Marks Questions

1. Discuss the failures of classical free electron theory.

2. Detine Fermi factor and explain its dependence on temperature and energy level.
What are the differences between polar and non-polar
3. Define Dielectric Polarization.

molecules?
the dielectric material, derive Clausius-Mosoti
4. Using the internal fieldexpression of

equation.
in dielectric materials.
types of polarization mechanisms
J. Explain the different

Mention an expression for total polarization.

Numerical Problems
0.02eV above the
of an electron occupying an energy level
1. Calculate the probabilities at 200K.
the fermi level
an energy level 0.02eV below
fermi level and that in being occupied at
at 0.2eV below fermi
level
that an energy level
2. Find the probability
and I 000K.
temperatures 30OK
is 2.l eVwhat are the
energies for which the probabilities
in potassium
3. The fermi level
are 0.99, 0.0l and 0.5?
of occupancy at 300K
that a state with an energy
which there is I% probability
4. Find the temperature at
0.5eV above fermi energy is occupied. 500V/mm if
by an electric field of strength
the polarization produced in a crystal
5. Find
it has a dielectric
constant of6?
field of 1000V/m
and the resulting
to an electric
6. Ifa NaClcrystal is subjected constant of NaCl.
the dielectric
is 4.3X 10 C/m, calculate
polarization
has polarizability
7X10* Fm. Assuming the
dielectric material
7. Anelemental solid
constant for the material
if
calculate the dielectric
internal field to be Lorentz filed,

has 3X 10 atoms/m.
the material

Physies
Module-3 Semiconductor

2 Marks Questions
are the two types of semiconductors?
1. What are semiconductors? What
Give one example.
2, Whatare intrinsic semiconductors? extrinsic
What are the two types of

3. What are extrinsic semiconductors?

semiconductors? of n-type
charge carriers
semiconductors? What are the majority
4. What are n-type
semiconductors? ofp-type
Whatare the majority charge
carriers

$. What are p-type semiconductors?

semiconductors?
with parameters.
the expression for electron concentration
6. Mention
with parameters.
7. Mention the expression for hole concentration
and Hall voltage?
8. What is Hall effect
of Hall effect.
any two applications
9, What is HallCo-efficient? Mention

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1. Define Carrier concentration?Mention the expression for hole and electron

concentration & explain the terms.

2. Explain the Fermi level in extrinsic semiconductor.
3. What is Hall Effect and Hall Coetticient? WNrite the expression for hall cocfficient &
explain the terms.
4. List out any five applications of Hall Efect.

7-8 Marks Questions

1. Explain the variation of Fermi level in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor

2. Derive the relation between Fermi energy and energy gap in intrinsic semiconductors

or Show that E =2 Where the symbols have usual notation.

3. Derive the expression for the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor.

4. With the help of diagram, explain the working prínciple of four-point probe method.
Mention the expression for resistivity of the bulk material & thin sheet of a
semiconductor.
5. What is Hall Efect? Derive an expression for Hall coefficient. Mention its

applications.

Numerical Problems
1. For intrinsic GaAs, the room temperature electrical conductivity is 10°/Qm:the
clectron and hole mobilities are respectively 0.85m²/Vs and 0.04 m²/Vs. Computethe
intrinsic carrier concentration at room temperature.

2. The following data are given for intrinsic Ge at 300K., n, = 2.4 X 10/m'.
Lo=0.39m²/Vs. u, =0.19 m´/Vs. Calculate the resistivity the sample.
of

3. The resistivity of the intrinsic Ge at 27'C is equal to 0.47 S2m.Assuming electron and
hole mobilities as 0.38 and 0.1 8m-/Vs respectively, calculate the intrinsic carrier

density.

4. The Hallco-efficient ofa material is -3.68X10 m°/C. What is the type of charge
carriers? Also Calculate the carrier concentration.

5. The hall co-efficient of a specimen of a doped Siis found to be 3.66X 10*m'C.The

resistivity of thespecimen is 9.93X10° 2m.Find the mobility and density of the
charge carrier, assuming single carrier conduction.
6. An n- type Gernmanium sample as a Donor density of 10/m it is arranged in aHall

experiment having magnetic field of 0.5 T and the currentdensity is 500 A/m² Find
the Hall voltage if the sample is 3 mm wide.

Module-4 Superconductivity

2 Marks Questions

1. Define Superconductivity & Superconductors.

2. Draw a graph of temperature v/s resistivity for superconducting state.

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3. Define is critical temperature and critical field?

4. Write any four superconducting materials along with their critical temperature.

5. Draw a graph showing temperature dependence on critical field.

6. Write the relation for dependence of critical field on temperature.

7. What is Meissner's Effect? Showmagnetic susceptibility () is equal to -I.

8. Write a short note on Type (soft) Superconductor with diagram.

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9. Write a short note on Type ll (soft) Superconductor with diagram.

10. Discuss DC Josephson effect.

11. What is SQUID? Give its Acronym.

12. Mention few application of superconductos.

5 Marks Questions
1. Explain Meissner's Effect with diagram.

2. Explain BCS theory for Superconductors.

3. Distinguish between Type-l and Type-|I superconductors

4. Explain the construction and working of DC SQUIDS.

7-8 Marks Questions

of
and hence discuss the variation
1. Discuss the discovery of Superconductivity as reference.
in superconductor with
critical temperature
resistivity with temperature
Explain in detail Meissner's Effect.
2. What are superconductors?
with graphs.
3. Discuss Type-l and Type-ll superconductors
Explain BCS Theory for the formation of superconductors.
4. What are cooper pairs?

and its application in DC SQUIDS.

5. Explain DC Josephson's Junction

Module 5- QUANTUM COMPUTING

2 Marks Questions

1. What is Quantum bit or Qubit?

Write any two properties of Qubits.

2.

3. Write a short note on Single Qubit.

4. Write a short note on Two Qubits.
representation for |0) and ||) states.
5. Write the matrix

6. What is Conjugate Matrix? Give one example.

7. What is Transpose Matrix? Give one example.
Give one example.
8. What is Conjugate Transpose of a Matrix?
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example.
10. Write the
representation of Bra vector and Ket
11. Show that the
vector for and I state. 0
two states j0) and || are )
Orthogonal to cach other.
12. Give an example
for Quantum NOT
Gate with matrix.
13. Write the
matrix representation
14. What is
for Pauli's X, Y and
gate. Z
Hadamard Gate? Write its
matrix representation.
15. Write the Matrix
representation and circuit symbol
16. Write the for CNOT gate.
Truth table for
Gate. SWAP
17. Write the Matrix
and Truth table for
representation
Controlled gate. Z
5 Marks Question
1. Define bit and qubit and
explain the
properties of qubit.
2. Explain
Orthogonality and Orthonormality
3.
with an example for eaclh.
Explain Hadamard Gate.Show that
Hadamard gate is Unitary.
4. Discuss the working of phase
gate. Write its matrix representation
5. Discuss the working and truth table.
ofT gate Write its matrix representation
6. What are qubits? and truth table.
Give any four examples for qubits
physically.
7. Explain the Matrix
representation of |0) and |1)state
0) and |1) states. and apply identity operator Ito

7-8 Marks Questions

1. Explain the following matrices
with an example
a. Conjugate of a matrix.
b. Transpose of a
nmatrix. c. Unitary Matrix
2. Explain Pauli's X. Pauli's Y
and Pauli's Z gate
operation.
mentioning its matrix
representation and
3. Discuss the CNOT gate
and its operation on four different
4. Discuss theSwap gate and input states.
its operation on four different
5. Describe the working of input states.
controlled-Z gate mentioning
truth-table.
its matrix representation and
6. Explain any one Single qubit gate and one nmultiple qubit gate with
Symbol, Matrix representation and truth table.
definition,

Numerical Problems
1. A
Linear Operator 'X`
operates such that X |0) =|1) and X |1) =|0). Find
representation of'X. the matrix

2. Given W) = =|B,
and |9) Prove that (/|4) -(0l)
3 3
3. Given,
Aacheck if the given matrix is Hermitian.

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4. Prove U =| is Unitary.

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5. Show that the Matrix U= is unitary.

6. Find the inner product of states |l) and |0) and draw conclusions on the result.
7. Using Matrix multiplication show that on applying Hadamard gate twice to a |0)
results in its original state.

8. Show the Hadamard Gate is Unitary.

9. Show that S gate can be formed by connecting two T gates in Series.

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