PH25C04 Applied Physics (EE) – II – Semester II – EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: PH25C04 – Applied Physics (EE) – II

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: II (Second Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) / B.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering (EEE(Comp)) / B.E. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) / B.E. Instrumentation and Control Engineering (ICE)

Credits / L-T-P: 3 Credits | L-T-P: 2-1-0

Course Objectives

• To impart knowledge on physics concepts and explore the potential applications in the field of electrical engineering.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Semiconductor Materials

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors - Carrier Concentration- Fermi level -Dependence on carrier-concentration and temperature- Carrier generation and recombination-Carrier transport: diffusion and drift- Hall Effect – Applications- Metal-semiconductor junction (Ohmic and Schottky)

Activities: Determination of Hall coefficient

Unit II – Dielectrics Materials

Dielectric polarization under static fields - electronic, ionic and dipolar polarizations-internal fields in solid-Clausius-Mossotti equation - Behavior of dielectrics in alternating fields- Application of dielectrics in transformers- Capacitor materials – Ferro and piezo materials- Complex dielectric permittivity- dipolar relaxation- dielectric loss- Applications.

Activities: Measurement of Dielectric Constant of different materials

Unit III – Magnetic Materials

Magnetic material parameters –Ferromagnetic materials – Ferrites - Soft and Hard magnetic materials – GMR sensors - magnetic disk memories – Principle of magnetic recording – Materials for magnetic data storage.

Activities: Determination of Hysteresis loop for a ferromagnetic material (B-H curve)

Unit IV – Advanced Materials

Thermocouple, bimetals, leads soldering and fuses Materials – their applications

Activities: Virtual demonstration of working of various types of thermocouples.

Course Outcomes (COs)

• CO1: Explain the concepts of physics in electrical engineering stream.
• CO2: Apply appropriate techniques in physics to solve engineering problems.
• CO3: Analyse physical systems and interpret data from the virtual studies in the core branches in electrical engineering.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

• Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examinations 60%
• Internal methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (30%), Flipped Class (10%), Internal Examinations (50%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering R-2025 Syllabus
Last Updated: September 2026

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