Solid State Physics

  1. Crystal Structure and Geometry
    1. Fundamental Concepts
      1. Crystal Lattice
        1. Lattice Points
          1. Primitive Vectors
            1. Translational Symmetry
            2. Basis and Motif
              1. Definition of Basis
                1. Atomic Motif
                  1. Crystal Structure Formation
                  2. Unit Cells
                    1. Primitive Unit Cell
                      1. Conventional Unit Cell
                        1. Choice of Unit Cell
                        2. Wigner-Seitz Cell
                          1. Construction Method
                            1. Properties and Applications
                          2. Bravais Lattices
                            1. Two-Dimensional Lattices
                              1. Oblique Lattice
                                1. Rectangular Lattice
                                  1. Centered Rectangular Lattice
                                    1. Square Lattice
                                      1. Hexagonal Lattice
                                      2. Three-Dimensional Lattices
                                        1. Cubic System
                                          1. Simple Cubic
                                            1. Body-Centered Cubic
                                              1. Face-Centered Cubic
                                              2. Tetragonal System
                                                1. Simple Tetragonal
                                                  1. Body-Centered Tetragonal
                                                  2. Orthorhombic System
                                                    1. Simple Orthorhombic
                                                      1. Base-Centered Orthorhombic
                                                        1. Body-Centered Orthorhombic
                                                          1. Face-Centered Orthorhombic
                                                          2. Hexagonal System
                                                            1. Trigonal System
                                                              1. Monoclinic System
                                                                1. Simple Monoclinic
                                                                  1. Base-Centered Monoclinic
                                                                  2. Triclinic System
                                                                2. Crystallographic Notation
                                                                  1. Miller Indices for Planes
                                                                    1. Determination Procedure
                                                                      1. Intercept Method
                                                                        1. Negative Indices
                                                                          1. Families of Planes
                                                                          2. Direction Indices
                                                                            1. Vector Notation
                                                                              1. Families of Directions
                                                                                1. Angle Between Directions
                                                                                2. Interplanar Spacing
                                                                                  1. Calculation Methods
                                                                                    1. Cubic Systems
                                                                                      1. Non-Cubic Systems
                                                                                      2. Zone Axis and Zone Law
                                                                                      3. Important Crystal Structures
                                                                                        1. Simple Structures
                                                                                          1. Simple Cubic Structure
                                                                                            1. Coordination Number
                                                                                              1. Packing Efficiency
                                                                                              2. Body-Centered Cubic Structure
                                                                                                1. Coordination Number
                                                                                                  1. Packing Efficiency
                                                                                                    1. Iron and Chromium
                                                                                                    2. Face-Centered Cubic Structure
                                                                                                      1. Coordination Number
                                                                                                        1. Packing Efficiency
                                                                                                          1. Aluminum and Copper
                                                                                                          2. Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure
                                                                                                            1. Stacking Sequence
                                                                                                              1. Coordination Number
                                                                                                                1. Zinc and Magnesium
                                                                                                              2. Compound Structures
                                                                                                                1. Diamond Structure
                                                                                                                  1. Tetrahedral Coordination
                                                                                                                    1. Carbon and Silicon
                                                                                                                      1. Lattice Parameter Relations
                                                                                                                      2. Zincblende Structure
                                                                                                                        1. Tetrahedral Coordination
                                                                                                                          1. Gallium Arsenide
                                                                                                                            1. Zinc Sulfide
                                                                                                                            2. Wurtzite Structure
                                                                                                                              1. Hexagonal Analog
                                                                                                                                1. Zinc Oxide
                                                                                                                                2. Rock Salt Structure
                                                                                                                                  1. Octahedral Coordination
                                                                                                                                    1. Sodium Chloride
                                                                                                                                      1. Magnesium Oxide
                                                                                                                                      2. Cesium Chloride Structure
                                                                                                                                        1. Eight-Fold Coordination
                                                                                                                                          1. Cesium Chloride
                                                                                                                                          2. Fluorite Structure
                                                                                                                                            1. Calcium Fluoride
                                                                                                                                              1. Uranium Dioxide
                                                                                                                                              2. Perovskite Structure
                                                                                                                                                1. Barium Titanate
                                                                                                                                                  1. Applications in Ferroelectrics