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Reciprocal Lattice: Concept and Properties Explained
The crystal, instead of being seen as different sets of parallel planes, may be represented by a normal draw…
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Miller Indices of Crystal Planes: Step-by-Step Method, Interplanar Spacing & Examples (with MCQs)
Crystals are described by planes and directions of atoms, and Miller indices are the standard shorthand for naming…
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14 Bravais Lattices and 7 Crystal Systems Explained
Bravais in 1848 had shown that all crystal structure can be generated by using only 14 types of unit cell or spa…
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Unit Cell Types: Simple Cubic, BCC & FCC – Atoms per Cell, Coordination Number & Packing Factor (with MCQs)
Almost every EEE, Physics and Materials Science exam (BCS, PGCB, BPDB, BREB, DPDC, university finals) asks at least…
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What Is a Crystal? Crystal Structure Basics in Solid State Physics
C rysta l is any solid material in which the component atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface reg…
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Types of Solids: Crystalline, Polycrystalline & Amorphous – Differences, Properties & Examples (with MCQs)
Why does a silicon chip need a single crystal wafer, while a cheap solar calculator works with amorphous silicon?…
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December 05, 2015
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