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1
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What are the two categories of techniques to experimentally determine the structure of crystals?

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  • Real space techniques
  • Reciprocal space techniques
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Give an example of a real space technique to experimentally determine the structure of crystals

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Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM)

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What does scanning tunnelling microscopy explain about a crystal?

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It shows the structure of the crystal surface but little about the bulk.

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Give an example of a reciprocal space technique to experimentally determine the structure of crystals

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X-ray diffraction (XRD)

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What does X-ray diffraction explain about a crystal?

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It gives direct information about the reciprocal lattice and the bulk of the crystal.

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6
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Why can X-rays be diffracted by crystals?

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X-ray photons have comparable wavelengths to the interplanar spacings in crystals so can be diffracted by them.

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What does the Bragg law describe?

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It describes the angle through which X-rays will be diffracted for a specific photon energy and set of planes.

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State the Bragg law

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d = interplanar spacing
n = integer number
λ = wavelength

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Bragg reflection can only occur for wavelengths _______ than 2d, where d is the interplanar spacing on the order of Angstroms.

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Smaller

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What property must be known to complete Bragg analysis?

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Interplanar spacing, d

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Give the equation for interplanar spacing

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d = interplanar spacing
a = lattice constant
hkl = Miller index planes

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Give the equation for the energy of a photon (with the maximum wavelength for Bragg reflection)

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E = hc/λ

E = energy
c = speed of light
λ = 2d = maximum wavelength

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13
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The Bragg law is a consequence of the __________ of the crystal lattice, not the basis.

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Periodicity

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In X-ray diffraction, what do the spot positions represent?

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The direction of the beams scattered from the planes of lattice points.

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Give the equation for the intensity of an elastically scattered wave

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A_r = intensity
First term = incident wave
Second term = f = atomic scattering factor = form factor
Third term = amplitude decrease and phase change

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16
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What is the atomic form factor?

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A reflection of the strength of an interaction between radiation and an atom. It increases with an increasing atomic number, Z, but decreases with increasing angle, 2θ.

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What is the value of the atomic form factor, f, in the small angle limit?

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Z

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Give the approximated equation for the amplitude of an elastically scattered wave

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Ar = amplitude
A0 = initial wave amplitude
R = distance to the detector from the atom
K = k’ - k
r = position of atom in the crystal

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Give the equation for the amplitude of an elastically scattered wave in terms of the lattice and the basis of the diffraction crystal

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A = amplitude
Term 1 = lattice (diffraction conditions)
Term 2 = basis (structure factor)

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Give the expanded equation for the diffraction conditions

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K = k’ - k
T = lattice translation vector
a, b, c = lattice vectors
u, v, w = integers

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Give the equation for the structure factor

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S = structure factor
hkl = Miller indices
f = form factor
K = k’ - k

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What are the Laue conditions for diffraction?

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There is a ______ scattering amplitude when the Laue conditions are true.

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Large

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What do scattering vectors, K, that satisfy the Laue conditions represent?

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The directions of diffracted X-ray beams.

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What is the recioprocal lattice?

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A 3-D grid of all the possible scattering vectors, K, in k-space that satisfy the Laue conditions. It is derived from the crystal structure.

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Give the equation for the reciprocal lattice translation vector

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G = reciprocal lattice translation vector
a, b, c* = primitive reciprocal lattice vectors
h, k, l = Miller indices

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When a scattering vector satisifies the diffraction condition what is it equal to?

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Where does the Miller index plane intercept the axes?

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At a/h, b/k, and c/l.

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Give the equation that relates the three intercept points of the Miller index plane

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30
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Give the equation for the vector perpendicular to the Miller index plane

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d = vector perpendicular to hkl plane
d_hkl = Miller plane spacing
K = scattering vector
G_hkl = reciprocal lattice vector

31
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Give the equation for the length of the reciprocal lattice translation vector

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G_hkl = reciprocal lattice vector
d_hkl = Miller plane spacing

32
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Describe the graphical representation of X-ray diffraction when elastic scattering occurs

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Elastic scattering so |k| = |k’|=2π / λ

33
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Give the equation for the relationship between the initial and final wavevectors in the scattering process

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k’ = final wavevector
k = initial wavevector
G = reciprocal lattice vector

34
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What is the Bragg angle?

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Half the angle between the initial and final wavevectors for X-ray diffraction.

35
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What is an Ewald sphere?

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A geometric construction used in X-ray diffraction to visualise the diffraction condition and to show the relationship between the initial and final wavevectors. It identifies that the X-ray diffraction condition is true when the Ewald sphere intercepts more than one point.

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How is an Ewald sphere constructed?

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  1. Plot the reciprocal lattice of the crystal.
  2. Draw the incident beam wavevector, k, such that it terminates at a reciprocal lattice point.
  3. Draw a sphere of radius k = 2π / λ about the origin of the incident wavevector.
  4. If the Ewald sphere intersects any other points in the reciprocal lattice, a diffracted beam will therefore be formed.
37
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What is the Brillouin zone?

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The Wigner-Seitz unit cell. It is the smallest volume enclosed by the perpendicular bisectors of the surrounding reciprocal lattice vectors.

38
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If a wave has a wavevector of suitable direction and magnitude that, drawn from the origin, it terminates on the edge of the Brillouin zone it will meet the __________ _________.

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Diffraction condition

39
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State the conversion equation

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a* = reciprocal lattice vector
b* = reciprocal lattice vector
c* = reciprocal lattice vector
a, b, c = lattice vectors

40
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What is the purpose of the conversion equation?

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To convert real space lattice vectors to reciprocal lattice vectors.

41
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Give the equation for the volume of a simple cubic unit cell

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V = volume
a, b, c = lattice vectors

42
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What are the primitive translation vectors of a simple cubic lattice?

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43
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What are the reciprocal lattice vectors of a simple cubic lattice?

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44
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What are the boundaries for the first Brillouin zone of a simple cubic lattice?

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The planes normal to the 6 shortest reciprocal lattice vectors, at their midpoints.

45
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Give the equation for the volume of a body-centred cubic unit cell

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V = volume
a, b, c = lattice vectors

46
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What are the primitive translation vectors of a body-centred cubic lattice?

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47
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What are the reciprocal lattice vectors of a body-centred cubic lattice?

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48
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What are the boundaries for the first Brillouin zone of a body-centred cubic lattice?

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The planes normal to the 12 shortest reciprocal lattice vectors.

49
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Give the equation for the volume of a face-centred cubic unit cell

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50
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What are the primitive translation vectors of a face-centred cubic lattice?

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51
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What are the reciprocal lattice vectors of a face-centred cubic lattice?

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52
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What are the boundaries for the first Brillouin zone of a face-centred cubic lattice?

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The planes normal to the 8 reciprocal lattice vectors and the six next-shortest vectors, forming a truncated octahedron

53
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For fcc and bcc, if a lattice constant is ‘a’ in real space then in reciprocal space it is ____.

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4π / a

54
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Give the equation for the general structure factor solution for cubic crystals

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S = structure factor
f = form factor
K = scattering vector
r = basis vector

55
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What is the structure factor for a simple cubic lattice with a basis of one atom?

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r1 = 0

56
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What is the structure factor for a body-centred cubic lattice with a basis of 2 atoms?

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r1 = 0
r2 = 1/2 (a + b + c)

57
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State the condition to determine the structure factor of a body-centred cubic lattice

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For bcc, the sum of h + k + l must be even to observe a diffracted beam.

58
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What is the structure factor for a face-centred cubic lattice with a basis of 4 atoms?

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r1 = 0
r2 = 1/2 (a + b)
r3 = 1/2 (b + c)
r4 = 1/2 (a + c)

59
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State the condition to determine the structure factor of a face-centred cubic lattice

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For fcc, h, k, and l must be all odd or all even to observe a diffracted beam.

60
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The reciprocal lattice of bcc is a ___ _____ in reciprocal space with a lattice constant of ____.

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fcc lattice
4π / a

61
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The reciprocal lattice of fcc is a ___ _____ in reciprocal space with a lattice constant of ____.

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bcc lattice
4π / a

62
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For simple cubic, ___ combinations of h, k and l are allowed.

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All

63
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For body-centred cubic, the sum of h+k+l must be _____.

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Even

64
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For face-centred cubic, h, k, and l must be ____ ___ or ____ ____.

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All odd
All even

65
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Electrons with energies around 10-200 eV have de Broglie wavelengths on the same scale as __________ ________.

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Interatomic distances

66
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What is LEED?

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Low energy electron diffraction. It is a probe of surface structure that forms a LEED pattern (a direct representation of the 2D reciprocal lattice of the surface).

67
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What can be used to derive the LEED pattern?

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  • Reciprocal lattice
  • Ewald sphere
68
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How are the following related:
a
a*
b
b*

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a* is perpendicular to b.
b* is perpendicular to a.

69
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Give the equation for the modulus of a* in relation to |a|

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|a*| = reciprocal lattice vector modulus
|a| = translational lattice vector modulus
α = angle between a and b

70
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Give the equation for the modulus of b* in relation to |b|

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|b*| = reciprocal lattice vector modulus
|b| = translational lattice vector modulus
α = angle between a and b

71
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Which waves meet the diffraction condition? (In terms of the Brillouin zone)

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Waves whose energy is large enough to allow the wavevector to touch the edge of the Brillouin zone.

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