Lesson 1, Topic 1
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Summary and Learning Outcomes
- Define a crystalline solid.
- What parameters define a unit cell?
- What are the 14 Bravais unit cells? (no need to memorize but know them)
- What are the three most common metal crystal structures?
- How many atoms are there in a conventional unit cell of GaAs and Si crystal structures?
- What is the difference in the stacking arrangement of close-packed planes in (a) HCP crystal structure and (b) the FCC crystal structure?
- Define Atomic Packing Factor (APF).
- Which is the most densely packed plane in FCC structure? (Tutorial)
- What is the notation used to indicate a family of cubic crystallographic planes?
- What are the directions of the <100> family for a unit cube?
- What are the planes in the {100} family of planes of the cubic system?
- What is the Bragg condition?