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5. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, D.J., Griffiths and D.F.,
SIF3008 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS (3 CREDITS) Schroeter, Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition (2018).

Conducting Materials (electronic & ionic conductivity, mobility, electron
dispersion mechanism); Semiconductors: band structure (Intrinsic and
extrinsic properties); Electrical properties (conductivity, mobility, electron
dispersion mechanism); Optical properties; Photoconductivity; Insulating SIF3012 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)
Materials: dielectric constant, polarization; AC & DC conductivities; Ordinary Differential Equations: boundary-value and eigenvalue
hopping mechanism; Piezoelectric; Ferroelectric, Pyroelectric; Magnetic problems.
materials: basic theory; magnetic susceptibility; types of magnetic
properties, magnetic resonance; ferromagnetism; spintronics. Matrices: matrix eigenvalue problems.
Superconductors: zero resistivity, critical field, Meissner effect, BCS Partial Differential Equations: Elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic
model, Examples of superconducting materials, high temperature equations.
Probabilistic Methods: Random numbers, random walks, Metropolis
superconductors. algorithm, Monte Carlo simulation, Ising model.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% Assessment Method: 0%
Final Examination:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Continuous Assessment: 100%

References: References:
1. Condensed Matter Physics, Michael P. Marder 2nd Ed. (2015),
Wiley. 1. Mark Newman, Computational Physics, CreateSpace Independent
2. Kittel C (2005). Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley. Publishing Platform, 2012
3. Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini, 2nd Ed. (2014) 2. Computational Physics: Problem Solving with Python, Rubin H.
Landau, Manuel J Páez, et al, CRC Press 2018
Solid State Physics, Elsevier. 3. Computational Physics, Nicolas Giordano, Hisao Nakanishi,
4. Giuseppe Iadonisi et al (2014). Introduction to Solid State Physics Pearson; 2 edition (2005)
and Crystalline Nanostructures (UNITEXT for Physics), Springer
5. Steven M. Girvin and Kun Yang, Modern Condensed Matter 4. Computational methods for physics, Joel Franklin, Cambridge :
Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2019) Cambridge University Press, 2013.
5. Introduction to Computational Physics for Undergraduates (IoP
Concise Physics), Omar Zubairi & Fridolin Weber, IOP Concise
Physics, 2018
SIF3009 PLASMA PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY(3 CREDITS)

Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, introduction to plasma theory. SIF3019 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (3 CREDITS)
Methods of plasma generation in direct current, alternating current and
pulsed mode. Plasma diagnostics. Physics and technology of non- Discussion related to semiconductor: p-n junction. Semiconductor
thermal plasmas and pulsed plasmas. Application of plasma technology: devices and their operation principles: p-n diodes, Metal-semiconductor
Plasma processing, plasma-based lighting systems, and plasma fusion.
junction: Schottky & Ohmic contact, Schottky diode, Field Effect
Assessment Method: Transistor, LED, Solid state Laser, photodiode & Solar cell, Microwave
Final Examination: 60% devices & diodes (Tunnel diode, IMPATT diode, etc), Device fabrication
Continuous Assessment: 40% (photolithography, metallization, etc).

References: Assessment Method: 60%
Final Examination:
1. J.A. Bittencourt, Fundamentals of Plasma Physics (Springer 2007) Continuous Assessment: 40%
2. Franchis F. Chen, Introduction to Plasma Physics (Plenum Press,
1984) References:
3. Jeffrey P. Freidberg, Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy 1. S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
4. G. Belmont, K. Rezeau, C. Riconda, A. Zaslavsky, Introduction to Edition (John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
Plasma Physics (Elsevier, 2019) 2. Sima Dimitrijev, Principles of Semiconductor Devices (Oxford
University Press, 2012)
5. H. Jelassi, D. Benredjem, Plasma Science and Technology: Basic 3. Ben Streetman & Sanjay Banerjee, Solid State Electronics Devices,
Fundamentals and Modern Applications (InTechOpen, 2019) 7th Edition (Prentice Hall, 2014)
4. Donghang Yan, Haibo Wang, Baoxun Du, Introduction to Organic
Semiconductor Heterojunctions (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
SIF3011 QUANTUM MECHANICS II (3 CREDITS)
5. Massimo Rudan, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Springer,
2018)
Formal framework: Hilbert space, symmetries and conservation laws, 6. Betty Lise Anderson, Richard Anderson, Fundamental of
propagators and Green’s function. Semiconductor Devices, 2nd Edition (McGraw Hill, 2018)
Approximation methods: Time-dependent perturbation theory,
variational principle, WKB approximation, adiabatic approximation.
Scattering theory: Partial wave analysis, Born approximation, S matrix.
Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation SIF3020 QUANTUM OPTICS AND TECHNOLOGY (3 CREDITS)
and electromagnetic interaction. Atom-photon Interactions: Interaction Hamiltonian; Unitary
transformation; Transition dipole moment; selection rules, polarization;
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% Absorption and emission of photons; Weisskopf-Wigner theory of
Continuous Assessment: 40% spontaneous emission.
Quantum states and distributions: Density operator for mixed and pure
states; Quantization of electromagnetic field and Fock state; Coherent
References: state, squeezed state, thermal state; Entangled states: Bell's states,
1. J. J. Sakurai and Jim J. Napolitano, Modern Quantum Mechanics,
Pearson, 2nd edition (2010). GHZ states; Generation of entangled states: PDC and beam splitter;
2. Kurt Gottfried and Tung_Mow Yan, Quantum Mechanics: Quasi--probability distributions & Schrodinger cat states.
Fundamentals, Springer, 2ed (2004). Coherence and photon correlations: Hanbury-Brown-Twiss experiment;
3. R. Shanker, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Springer (2013). Field correlation functions; First and second order coherences; Photon
detection and interferometry.
4. Eugen Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, Wiley, 3rd edition (1997).
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