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21-Mat-B10 Properties and Processing of Micro- and Nanomaterials: December 2018

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  1. Question 1 Minimum Conductivity, Carrier Fraction and Temperature Dependence of a Silver Wire
  2. Question 2 Silicon Resistivity, Intrinsic Current Split and Phosphorus Doping
  3. Question 3 Photon Emission in In-Doped Silicon and an Alumina Multilayer Capacitor
  4. Question 4 Band Structures of Metals, Semiconductors and Insulators at 0 K
  5. Question 5 Meissner Effect, BCS Theory and the Seebeck/Thermocouple Effect
  6. Question 6 Sketches of Electronic, Dielectric, Magnetic and Superconducting Property Dependences

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National Exams — 12-Mtl-B10, Advanced Electronic Materials — December 2018, 3 hours. Six questions; Question 6 (40 marks) is mandatory and any 4 of the remaining 5 questions (15 marks each) complete the paper. All six are answered below.

Reference texts: S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices; W.D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction.