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NCHE 674

Date: 6TH September, 2024

Answer ALL questions

1) Discuss the classification of materials based on structure, size and phase (6)

2) Using a Cubic crystalline structure, answer the following questions:


(i) Label the axes as a, b, and c. (ii) Label the , , and  angles, and (iii)

Indicate the 2 0 0 face.

(5)

(ii) On an x y z coordinate system, draw planes that have Miller Indices of 1 0 0

and 2 3 0. (4)

3) Using text and pictures, clearly describe the differences between body and face
centering. (5)
4) Describe the different methods of materials characterization, with a focus on 3
methods in each of the following: Optical, structural and morphological.
(6)
5) Use the combination of the following elements: Si:Al and Si:N to explain the concept
of N-type and P-type doping of semiconductor. (6)
6) Using a diagram, explain why the energy structure of a semiconductor can be altered
by substituting one type of atom with another.
7) By presenting your answer in tabular form, discuss the similarities and differences
between the following: Graphene, graphite, graphitic carbon nitride and graphene
oxide (8)
8) Discuss the different types of heterojunction systems in semiconductor materials (8)
9) Calculate the maximum radius of a sphere that may be accommodated in an
octahedral hole in a close packed solid composed of spheres of radius r.
(5)
10) Given a close-packed arrangement of identical spheres, calculate the percentage of
the unoccupied space (4)

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