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PHYS 3042  -  Structure and Properties of Crystalline Solids
  
Course last offered 
 :   
Spring 2022/23
Instructor(s)
 :
WANG Ning
No. of credits
 :
3


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

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS