Syllabus booklet 5-Years Integrated Dual Degree Programme

The key objectives of this course will be to

1. 
   Introduce different existing and emerging material for energy conversion, storage and consumption.
   
2. 
   Builds a relationship between materials and energy in the context of a society’s consumption and its influence on the environment.
   
3. 
   Introduce different scientific and technological background for energy generation and energy storage.
   
4. 
   Discuss feasibility/cost of the most prominent sustainable energy conversion and storage methods.
   
5. 
   Discuss challenges to achieve sustainable energy conversion and storage.
   
6. 
   Introduce practical knowledge of synthesis of different photosensitive nanocrystal semiconductor.
   
7. 
   Familiar with solution processed thin film solar cell fabrication and characterization.
   

Commercial and non-commercial forms of energy, worldwide scenario of energy resources and consumption.

1. 
   Shashank Priya · Daniel J. Inman, “Energy Harvesting Technologies”, Springer
   
2. 
   Jenny Nelson, “The Physics of Solar Cells”, Imperial College Press
   
3. 
   Duncan W. Bruce, Dermot O'Hare, Richard I. Walton, “Energy Materials”, Wiley
   

1. 
   Vesselinka Petrova-Koch, Rudolf Hezel, adolf Goetzberger, “High efficiency low-cost photovoltaic”, Springer
   
2. 
   Kathy Lu, “Materials in Energy Conversion, Harvesting”, and Storage, Wiley
   

5.1 *TUTORIALS:: 0

1. Synthesis of photosensitive Pb-based nanocrystal for thin film solar cell application.

2. Synthesis of photosensitive Cd-based nanocrystal for thin film solar cell application.

3. Fabrication of nanocrystal based solar cell in conventional structure.

4. Fabrication of nanocrystal based solar cell in inverted structure.

5. Characterization of thin film solar cell.

1. Victor I Klimov “Nanocrystal quantum dot”- CRC Press,Taylor & Francis Group,

2. S. M. Sze, “Physics of semiconductor device” Wiley India Private Limited; Second edition

3. Jenny Nelson, “The Physics of Solar Cells” Imperial College Press

By the end of the course, students should be able to;

1. 
   Differentiate between material and product lifecycles and be able to discuss these with relation to the environment
   
2. 
   Explain limits and constraints to material selection for energy generation and storage and their effect on the environment
   
3. 
   Rank common materials by production energy requirements and environmental impact.
   
4. 
   Evaluate the influence social and personal choices have on energy and material use and evaluate the environmental impact of these choices
   
5. 
   Interpret trends in energy and material use over time
   
6. 
   Gain practical knowledge of nanocrystal semiconductor synthesis
   
7. 
   Fabricate and characterize solution based thin film solar cell.
   

1.1 TITLE: Semiconducting Materials

1.2 COURSE NUMBER: DE.MS402.15

1.3 CREDITS: 3-0-2 - Credit 11

1.4 SEMESTER -OFFERED: Odd

1.5 Prerequisite: None

1.6 Syllabus Committee Member: Prof. D. Pandey, Prof. R. Prakash, Prof.P.Maiti, Dr.C.Rath, Dr.A.K.Singh, Dr.C.Upadhyay, Dr.B.N.Pal

2. OBJECTIVE

The general goal of this course is to allow the students to understand the fundamentals of semiconductor material and their behaviour. Emphasis will be given on the microscopic and macroscopic properties of semiconductors, relevant to their use as electronic materials. Course will also discuss about various conventional and emerging semiconductors. Different conventional semiconductor growth techniques will also be discussed. In addition, this course will introduces semiconductor device operation based on energy bands and carrier statistics. It will describe operation of p-n junctions, metal-semiconductor junctions and multi-junctions. Different solid state device application of semiconductors will be discussed including transistor, LED, Laser, solar cell, photodetector etc. In addition to theoretical knowledge, this course will introduce practical knowledge of synthesis of different types of semiconducting material by chemical method. Also, they will be familiar with different thin film device fabrication and characterization including field effect transistor and solar cell.

Energy-Band Structure, density of states and carrier concentration, Intrinsic and Extrinsic semiconductor, Doping and Defects in semiconductors, Carrier transport, Drift and diffusion current, Carrier mobility, Carrier generation and recombination, Photocurrent and light emission, Dimensionality and Quantum Confinement, Effects of Magnetic Fields

Elemental Semiconductors and their alloys, Compound Semiconductors and Their Alloys

Organic semiconductor, Metal oxide semiconductor, Quantum dot, Carbon nanotube, 2-D semiconductor.

Czochralski Method, Bridgman Method, Chemical vapour deposition, Molecular beam epitaxy(MBE),

Metal-semiconductor junction, p-n junction, Semiconductor–heterostructure, Multijunction

Transistor, Light emitting diode, Laser, Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Photodetector, Thermoelectric Devices

1. S. M. Sze, Semiconductor device: Physics and technology, Wiley India Private Limited; Second edition

2. Donald Neamen, Dhrubes Biswas “Semiconductor Physics and Devices: Basic Principles”, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited

3. Angus Rockett, Material science of semiconductors, Springer Science

4. Ben Streetman & Sanjay Banerjee, “Solid State Electronic Devices”, 6th edition, Prentice Hall (2005). ISBN: 978-0131497269.

4.2 REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Betty Lise Anderson and Richard L. Anderson, “Fundamental of semiconductor devices”, TMH

2. Christos C Halkias, Jacob Millman, Satyabrata Jit, “Millman's Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Tata McGraw-Hill

3. D. N. Bose, “Semiconductor materials science and technology”, New Age International Pvt Ltd Publishers

5.1 *TUTORIALS:: 0

1. 
   Synthesis of sol-gel material for metal oxide semiconductor.
   
2. 
   Synthesis of colloidal quantum dot semiconductor.
   
3. 
   Fabrication of metal oxide thin film transistor.
   
4. 
   Fabrication of colloidal quantum dot solar cell.
   
5. 
   Characterization of metal oxide thin film transistor.
   
6. 
   Characterization of colloidal quantum dot solar cell.
   

1. Victor I Klimov, “Nanocrystal quantum dot”- CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

2. S. M. Sze, “Physics of semiconductor device” Wiley India Private Limited; Second edition

3. Jenny Nelson, “The Physics of Solar Cells”, Imperial College Press

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. 
   Understand the basic physical and electronic characteristics of crystalline semiconductor materials.
   
2. 
   Understand the physical origins of electronic energy bands, lattice vibrational spectra, and other microscopic physical properties of semiconductors.
   
3. 
   Understand the underlying microscopic physics behind the transport properties of semiconductors (electronic, magnetic, and thermal conduction and related properties).
   
4. 
   Identify different conventional and emerging semiconductors.
   
5. 
   Understand basic junction properties of semiconductors and their relation for solid state electronics application.
   
6. 
   Be able to understand working principle of different semiconductor thin film devices and their application.
   
7. 
   Gain practical knowledge of synthesis of different types of semiconducting materials.
   
8. 
   Fabricate and characterize solution based thin film solar cell and transistor.
   

1.1 TITLE: Optical Materials

1.2 COURSE NUMBER: DE.MS403.15

1.3 CREDITS: 3-0-0 - Credit 9

1.4 SEMESTER -OFFERED: Odd

1.5 Prerequisite: None

1.6 Syllabus Committee Member: Prof. D. Pandey, Prof. R. Prakash, Prof.P.Maiti, Dr.C.Rath, Dr.A.K.Singh, Dr.C.Upadhyay, Dr.B.N.Pal

2. OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this course is to give students a basic overview and understanding of different optical materials. The course will discuss about different microscopic properties of optical materials. It will also discuss about different phenomenon of semiconductor optics. In addition, the course will also discuss about the influence of light and electric field on different class of optical materials. Finally, a broad overview will be given on different application of optical materials.

Reflectance, transmittance, and absorption by the material. Optical constants, Dispersion equation, optical constants n and k, Fresnel equations, Scattering, polishing, surface roughness, Nonlinear polarization, Excitons, color centers, Polaritons.

Optical properties of intrinsic excitons in bulk Semiconductors, Optical properties of bound and localized excitons and of defect states, Optical properties of excitons in structures of reduced dimensionality (nanostructure), Excitons Under the Influence of External Fields, From Cavity Polaritons to Photonic Crystals

Photoemission, Photogenerated electron-hole pair generation, Photo luminescence, Photo chromatic effect, Optical Polarizers, Faraday rotation, Electro luminescence, Electro chromatic effect, Electro-optical effect, Optical Polarizers, Faraday rotation.

Photodetector, Light emitting diode, Laser, image sensor, Displays, Waveguide, Optical fibers

1. 
   Michael Bass, “Handbook of Optics (Vol. I and II)” McGraw Hill Publications
   
2. 
   B Bhattacharya, “Semiconductor Opto-Electronics”, Pearson Education
   
3. 
   Claus Klingshirn, “Semiconductor Optics”, Springer
   
4. 
   HA Macleod, “Thin-Film Optical Filters” Adam Hilger Ltd.
   

1. 
   Gerd Keiser, “Optical Communication Essentials” Tata McGraw Hill(2008)
   
2. 
   P.N. Prasad “Nanophotonics”, Wiley
   
3. 
   J. Singh, “Optoelectronics: An introduction to materials and devices”, McGraw-Hill
   

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. 
   Understand the basic knowledge of optical material and their application in various areas.
   
2. 
   Understand the underlying microscopic physics behind the various optical properties of materials.
   
3. 
   Be able to recognize the effect of light and electric filed on different optical materials.
   
4. 
   Be able to understand working principle of different optical devices and their application. Able to predict material selection for different optical application by considering their physical properties.
   

1. GENERAL

1.5 PRE-REQUISITES: None

Basic concepts to those features of kinetics that seem to be important for understanding the rate processes. Course deals with the experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical reaction kinetics, including collision and transition-state theories, classical techniques, quantum and statistical mechanical estimation of rate constants, pressure-dependence and chemical activation. Reactions in the gas phase, liquid phase, and on surfaces are discussed with examples drawn from atmospheric, combustion, industrial, catalytic, and biological chemistry. 

(10 Lectures)

Potential energy surface and significance of energy of activation, collision and transition-state theories, classical techniques, quantum and statistical mechanical estimation of rate constants, uni-molecular reaction-Lindemann, Hinshelwood, RRK & RRKM treatment.

(09 lectures)

Theory of absolute reaction rate as applied to reaction in liquid state, ionic reactions, effect of salvation, ionic strength, and effect of solvent dielectric constant, secondary salt effect, Hammett equation.

(07 lectures)

Kinetics and mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic reactions, Arrheneous and van’t Hoff intermediates, acid – base catalysis, kinetics of enzymatic reaction- effect of pH and temperature.

(06 lectures)

4. READINGS

4.2 *REFERENCE BOOKS:

Experiments based on rates of reaction, activation energy and other aspects of kinetics.

Basic understanding of the rate processes and theories relating to the rates of chemical reaction, Reactions in the gas phase, liquid phase, and on surfaces