PHYS 3042 - Structure and Properties of Crystalline Solids

Teaching Pattern

• Duration of course: about 14 weeks

• Lecture hour(s) / tutorial hour(s) per week: 3/TBC

Content

• Periodic structure of crystals with basic crystallography, symmetry operations and crystalline structures
• Use diffraction and microscopy techniques to determine Bravais lattices and crystal structure, the imperfections in solid materials and their roles in physical properties
• Physical and mechanical behavior of solid materials based on different bonding types and common defects,
• Fundamental concepts of mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties and nanomaterials including nanotubes, nanowires, graphene, and 2D semiconductors.
• Use crystallography to describe the periodic structure of crystals and the mathematical relationship between symmetry operations and crystalline structures.

Remarks

• Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2022