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C 21082 (Pages: 3) Name.........................................

Reg. No.....................................

SIXTH SEMESTER B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2017

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(CUCBCSS-UG)

Physics

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PHY 6B 13 (E2)-NA..NOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Time Three Hours Maximum 80 Marks

The symbols used in this question paper have their usual meanings.

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Section A

1.
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(Answer in a word or a phrase)
Answer all questions; each question carries 1 mark.

What do you mean by nanoscale level ?

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2. In an n-type semiconductor, the excess electrons exist in --- at absolute zero.

3. Is laser ablation a lithographic deposition technique?

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4. AFM uses the --- force between the tip and the sample surface.

5. --- is the field in which the nanometric behavior of the biological devices is explained.

Questions 6 to 10: write True or False

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6. In a quantum well, confinement of carriers occur in two directions.

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7. A polaron is composed of a photon with its induced polarization field.

8. Sputtering is driven by momentum exchange between ions and atoms in the material.

9. In SEM, the imaging is done by monitoring the secondary electrons produced.

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10. In C60, each hexagonal benzene ring shares sides with three hexagonal and five pentagonal
rings.
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(10 x 1 = 10 marks)

Section B
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(Answer in two or three sentences)

Answer all questions ; each question carries 2 marks.
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11. Draw the band structure of an insulator indicating valence and conduction bands and the energy
gap.

12. Show a graph illustrating the variation of Fermi-Dirac function with temperature.

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13. Write short note on variable range hopping conduction.

14. What is Schottky effect?

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15. List the names of any four solution based techniques for nanomaterials synthesis.

16. Distinguish between resolution and magnification of microscopy tools.

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17. Discuss the structure of boron nitride nanotubes.

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(7 x 2 == 14 marks)

Section C

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(Answer in a paragraph of about half a page to one page)
Answer any five questions; each question carries 4 marks.

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Explain the formation of energy bands in solids.

Discuss the conduction mechanism in ionic crystals.

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20. Discuss the basic postulates in the Bohr model of hydrogen atom.

21. Distinguish between top down and bottom up techniques in nanomaterials synthesis.

Draw t11e schematic diagram of an electron beam evaporator system and indicate the parts.
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23. Explain the charge transfer in STM in terms of local density of states.

24. Discuss the properties of nanodiamond.

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(5 x 4 = 20 marks)
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Section D

(Problems-write all relevant formulas, all important steps carry separate marks)
Answer any four questions ; each question carries 4 marks.
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25. Give expression for density of states of a quantum wire and a quantum dot and plot them as a

function of energy.
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26. Write short note on thermionic emission.

27. Discuss the reduction of frictional forces in molecular systems.

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28. Discuss the quantum confinement effects in nanomaterials.

29. Explain the electron beam lithographic process.

Using a suitable schematic, mention the components of a scanning electron microscope.

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31. Write short note on single electron transistor.

(4 x 4 = 16 marks)
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Section E

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(Essays-answer in about two pages)

Answer any two questions; each question carries 10 marks.

32. Explain the Drude model of electrical conduction in metals. Obtain an expression for the DC electrical

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conductivity.

33. What do you mean by an infinite square well potential? Obtain eigen functions and eigen values

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of a particle confined to an infinite square well.

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34. Using suitable schematics, discuss the principle of chemical vapor deposition of thin films.

35. Discuss the principle of scanning probe microscopy employed in nanomaterials characterization.

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