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Solid State Physics, Purdue

This homework assignment contains 7 questions about crystal structures and properties. It asks students to: 1) Determine the number of carbon atoms in the unit cell of graphene and the basis vectors needed to reproduce the crystal structure. 2) Find the nearest and next-nearest neighbors of a simple cubic Bravais lattice. 3) Calculate and compare the packing fractions of square and triangular 2D Bravais lattices. 4) Derive an equation to calculate the angle between two planes or directions in a crystal. 5) Calculate the number of silicon atoms per square centimeter on different planes of silicon. 6) Determine the lattice constant of body-centered cubic iron given its density. 7) Visualize a

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Solid State Physics, Purdue

This homework assignment contains 7 questions about crystal structures and properties. It asks students to: 1) Determine the number of carbon atoms in the unit cell of graphene and the basis vectors needed to reproduce the crystal structure. 2) Find the nearest and next-nearest neighbors of a simple cubic Bravais lattice. 3) Calculate and compare the packing fractions of square and triangular 2D Bravais lattices. 4) Derive an equation to calculate the angle between two planes or directions in a crystal. 5) Calculate the number of silicon atoms per square centimeter on different planes of silicon. 6) Determine the lattice constant of body-centered cubic iron given its density. 7) Visualize a

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ECE-606 Homework No. 1 Assigned: Aug.

21 Due: Aug 28

Q1. Graphene is a 2D crystal with carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure as shown below.


Using the above information and picture, answer the following questions

a. Assuming that the unit cell is a hexagon of carbon atoms, how many atoms of
carbon are there in each unit cell?

b. What are the basis vectors needed to reproduce the whole crystal in 2D space?

Q2. Find the number and relative positions of all nearest and second-nearest neighbours
of a lattice point in a simple cubic Bravais lattice.

Q3. Packing fraction in two dimensions: A two-dimensional crystal is constructed by
packing circles. The ratio between the area occupied by the circles and the total
area is referred as the packing fraction in two dimensions. Find the packing
fraction for a two-dimensional square Bravais lattice.

Repeat the same calculation for a two-dimensional triangular lattice. Which one of
the two is more closely packed?

Q4. Show that the angle between two planes (or two directions) is


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Q5. For silicon (Fig. 1.5a in ASF), answer the following questions:

a. How many Si atoms per sq. cm are there on a (100) plane?

b. How many on a (110) and (111) plane?


Q6. The density of BCC iron is 8,000 kg/m
3
. Determine the lattice constant of the cubic
unit cell.

Q7. Visualize a zinc blende crystal system from three different directions [100], [110],
[111] taken from three different crystal cuts.
Utilize the Crystal Viewer Tool in ABACUS on nanoHUB. The tool can be found
at: https://nanohub.org/tools/abacus (you will need a free nanoHUB login)








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