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November 17th, 2017, 08:58 AM
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Phd in RGPV University
My friend wants to do Ph.D Degree from RGPV University in Nanotechnology. He has to appear in Entrance Exam conducted by University. He wants syllabus to start preparation. So please give syllabus of Entrance Exam conducted by RGPV University for Ph.D Nanotechnology Program?
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November 17th, 2017, 10:11 AM
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Re: Phd in RGPV University
As you want syllabus of Ph.D Entrance Exam conducted by RGPV University for Nanotechnology discipline, so here I am giving complete syllabus: RGPV University Ph.D Nanotechnology Entrance Exam Syllabus NANO SCALE MECHANICS Wave-particle duality; Wave functions in coordinate and momentum representations; Commutators and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle; Matrix representation; Dirac’s bra and ket notation; Schroedinger equation (time-dependent and time-independent); Eigen value problems such as particle-in-a-1D , 2D and 3D box,.; Tunneling through a barrier. MATERIAL SCIENCE Elements of crystallography; diffraction methods for structure determination; bonding in solids; elastic properties of solids; defects in crystals; lattice vibrations and thermal properties of solids; free electron theory; band theory of solids; metals, semiconductors and insulators; transport properties; optical, dielectric and magnetic properties of solids; SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS Top-down techniques : Nanostructures by mechanical milling (ball milling) and mechanical attrition, Lithography -immersion lithography, Electron and ultraviolet (EUV) ,photolithography, X- ray lithography, Electron beam lithography, focused ion beams. Nanosphere lithography – Molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, molecular manipulation by STM and AFM Bottom-up techniques: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Physical vapour deposition (PVD) thermal and e beam evaporation, Pulsed laser ablation, pulse laser deposition. Chemical Routes: chemical precipitation and co-precipitation, chemical bath deposition (CBD), Sol-gel synthesis, and spray pyrolysis CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS (I) Spectroscopic techniques : Spectrophotometers, UV-Vis spectrophotometers, IR spectrophotometers, Fourier Transform Infrared radiation (FTIR), photoluminescence, electroluminesce and thermoluminescence spectroscopy, Nearfield scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) Diffraction techniques : X-ray Diffraction (XRD), powder and single crystal Diffraction, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Extended X ray absorption fine structures (EXAFS), Dispersive high pressure XRD CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS (II) Surface analysis: Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), Contact and non contact atomic force microscopy (AFM), Conductive AFM, Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) Elemental analysis: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Raman spectroscopy: description and analysis. Surface analysis methods: Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Auger electron spectroscopy, Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis. Electron microscopic techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), High resolution TEM Field emission SEM, Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) PROPERTIES OF NANOSTRUCTURES Electrical transport properties in semiconductor nanostructures: Density of states: Quantum wells, Q wires and Q dots. quantization of conductance, coulomb blockade, Kondo effect, ballistic transport. RGPV University Ph.D Nanotechnology Entrance Exam Syllabus |
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