I need more structure in my life.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the following crystal structures: body centred cubic, diamond cubic, zinc blende, fluorite, perovskite
- Calculate the geometrically ideal interstitial site size for the following interstitial sites: tetrahedral, octahedral, simple cubic
- Sketch crystallographic vectors within cubic unit cells, given the direction indices
- Sketch crystallographic planes within cubic unit cells, given the Miller indices
- Determine the correct direction indices given a crystallographic vector drawn within a cubic unit cell
- Determine the correct Miller indices given a crystallographic plane drawn within a cubic unit cell
- Show how the seven crystal systems are defined by combinations of three angles and three lattice parameters
Related Project Resources
| Type | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File | I need more structure in my life. (Storyline File) (ZIP, 12 MB) | Prof. Scott Ramsay | |
| Video | Diamond cubic | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 11:42) |
| Video | Interstitial Sites | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 16:24) |
| Video | Zinc blende | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 08:13) |
| Video | Body centered cubic | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 08:50) |
| Video | Crystal structure review | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 14:28) |
| Video | Working with crystallographic directions | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 08:58) |
| Video | Short Introduction to crystallographic directions | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 06:55) |
| Video | Miller Indices and direction indices | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 08:19) |
| Video | Crystal systems and the Bravais lattices | Prof. Scott Ramsay | (Duration: 07:11) |
