structures, woods, matrices Flashcards
what is tribology?
surface friction
how are samples prepared for use?
- a single crystal cleaved to expose a particular facet
- aligned by x-ray diffraction before cutting
- crystal is under ultra high vacuum (UHV)
- crystal is cleaned by sputtering and annealing
what is sputtering and annealing?
sputtering = surface bombarded with Ar^+ to remove any adsorbed species
annealing = heating then cooling of the surface to reorder it and make it smooth
what is monolayer coverage?
all possible sites are covered
how are surface planes and directional integers represented?
surface planes = (hkl)
directions = [pqr]
NOTE THE BRACKET TYPES
in which crystal type are the real and reciprocal lattice vectors the same in the same directions?
cubic crystals
how does the miller indices indicate the position of the plane relative to the axes?
(100) = plane is parallel to y and z
(110) = plane is parallel to z
what are the shapes of the unit cells for simple cubic?
(100) = square
(111) = triangular/parallelogram
(110) = rectangular
What elements have FCC arrangement?
Cu, Ni, Rh, Pt
what are the shapes of the unit cells for FCC?
(100) = square orientated like a diamond
(111) = parallelogram
(110) = rectangle
What are the layer spacings for (100) FCC?
a|2/ 2 = a/|2
| = root symbol
= root symbol
What are the layer spacings for (111) FCC?
L/|3 = a|2 / |3
| = root symbol
= root symbol
What are the layer spacings for (110) FCC?
a/2
What is the most densely packed FCC surface and so the lowest energy?
(111)
What does a high density within a layer mean?
the layers can’t get closer together
What is the conventional labelling direction for a1 in FCC (111)?
pointing down
What is the conventional labelling direction for a2 in FCC (110)?
must be the longer side of the rectangle
What is an atop site?
the top layer
What is a bridge site?
the gaps/overlaps between atoms of the same layer
What is a hollow site?
the bottom layer(s)
the no. fold = how many atoms it has overlapping on top of it
What are the shapes of the unit cells for BCC?
(100) = square
(111) = parallelogram
(110) = rectangular diamond (horizontal)
What is quasi-hexagonal or quasi close-packed?
BCC (110)