Solid State Physics

  1. Diffraction and Reciprocal Lattice
    1. X-ray Diffraction Fundamentals
      1. X-ray Generation
        1. Characteristic X-rays
          1. Continuous Spectrum
            1. X-ray Sources
            2. Interaction with Matter
              1. Thomson Scattering
                1. Atomic Scattering Factor
                  1. Temperature Effects
                  2. Bragg's Law
                    1. Geometric Derivation
                      1. Physical Interpretation
                        1. Bragg Condition
                        2. Laue Formulation
                          1. Laue Equations
                            1. Vector Form
                              1. Equivalence to Bragg's Law
                            2. Reciprocal Lattice Theory
                              1. Definition and Construction
                                1. Reciprocal Lattice Vectors
                                  1. Relationship to Direct Lattice
                                    1. Properties of Reciprocal Lattice
                                    2. Mathematical Formulation
                                      1. Vector Relationships
                                        1. Volume Relations
                                          1. Metric Tensor
                                          2. Physical Significance
                                            1. Diffraction Condition
                                              1. Momentum Transfer
                                              2. Brillouin Zones
                                                1. First Brillouin Zone
                                                  1. Construction Method
                                                    1. Wigner-Seitz Cell in k-space
                                                    2. Higher Brillouin Zones
                                                      1. Extended Zone Scheme
                                                        1. Reduced Zone Scheme
                                                          1. Repeated Zone Scheme
                                                      2. Structure Factor Analysis
                                                        1. Geometric Structure Factor
                                                          1. Mathematical Definition
                                                            1. Calculation for Simple Structures
                                                              1. Systematic Absences
                                                              2. Atomic Form Factor
                                                                1. Scattering from Electrons
                                                                  1. Angular Dependence
                                                                    1. Temperature Factor
                                                                    2. Structure Factor Examples
                                                                      1. Simple Cubic
                                                                        1. Body-Centered Cubic
                                                                          1. Face-Centered Cubic
                                                                            1. Diamond Structure
                                                                          2. Experimental Diffraction Methods
                                                                            1. Single Crystal Methods
                                                                              1. Laue Method
                                                                                1. White Radiation
                                                                                  1. Stationary Crystal
                                                                                  2. Rotating Crystal Method
                                                                                    1. Monochromatic Radiation
                                                                                      1. Reciprocal Lattice Construction
                                                                                      2. Four-Circle Diffractometer
                                                                                      3. Powder Diffraction
                                                                                        1. Debye-Scherrer Method
                                                                                          1. Powder Patterns
                                                                                            1. Phase Identification
                                                                                              1. Quantitative Analysis
                                                                                              2. Neutron Diffraction
                                                                                                1. Neutron Sources
                                                                                                  1. Magnetic Scattering
                                                                                                    1. Light Element Detection
                                                                                                    2. Electron Diffraction
                                                                                                      1. Low Energy Electron Diffraction
                                                                                                        1. Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction
                                                                                                          1. Transmission Electron Microscopy