Course: PH 212 (0:3)Jan ‒ April, 2022

Experiments in Condensed Matter Physics
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science,
Bengaluru, INDIA
Instructors: Victor Muthu, Ambarish Ghosh and Simimol
Teaching Assistant: 

Days: Mon, Wed, and Fri           Time: 14:00 - 17:00

 Seminar: Fridays (14:00 - 15:30), 30 minutes per student       
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Course time-table with batches                     Seminar details: Speaker, topic, and date

Mid-sem exam (viva) batch list

Experiments:

1.      Franck Hertz experiment (2) (Ref- Am. J. Phys. 74(5), 2006)
2.   Semiconductor thermo generator (Seeback + Peltier effect) (2)
3.   Determination of attenuation of alpha particles in air (alpha scattering)
4.   Conductivity measurements as a function of temperature (15-300 K)
5.   Preparation of thin film by vapor deposition (vacuum techniques) and its characterization
6.   Stirling engine (efficiency verification) (2)
7.   Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) (2)
8.   Laue pattern (with X-ray unit) (2)
9.   Lock in Amplifier: construction of adder circuit and testing (2), Working principle of LIA (Reference- www.thinksrs.com)
10. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

   

Grading:
Seminar                    : 15%
Attendance                : 10%
Reports:                    : 10%
Lab performance       : 15%
Mid-sem exam (viva) : 25%
Final exam (viva)       : 25%