Chapter 1:Crystal Structure,Bonding and Defects in solids

Example 1.1,Page No:1.8

In [1]:
import math

#variable declaration

p       = 6250;             # Density of crystal in kg/m**3
N       = 6.023*10**26;      #Avagadros number in atoms/kilomole
M       = 60.2;             #molecular weight per mole
n       = 4;                #No. of atoms per unit cell for FCC

#Calculations

a       = ((n*M)/float(N*p))**(1/float(3));         #Lattice Constant Å

#result

print'Lattice Constant a = %3.2f'%(a*10**10),'Å';
Lattice Constant a = 4.00 Å

Example 1.2,Page No:1.8

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import math

#variable declaration
h1       = 1;            #miller indice
k1       = 1;            # miller indice
l1       = 1;            # miller indice
h0       = 0;            # miller indice
k0       = 0;            # miller indice
l0       = 0;            # miller indice
p       = 1980;             # Density of KCl in kg/m**3
N       = 6.023*10**26;      # Avagadros number in atoms/kilomole
M       = 74.5;             # molecular weight of KCl
n       = 4;                # No. of atoms per unit cell for FCC

# calculations
a       = ((n*M)/float(N*p))**(1/float(3));

#dhkl    = a/math.sqrt((h**2)+(k**2)+(l**2));               #interplanar distance
d100     = a/math.sqrt((h1**2)+(k0**2)+(l0**2));           # interplanar distance
d110     = a/math.sqrt((h1**2)+(k1**2)+(l0**2));           # interplanar distance
d111     = a/math.sqrt((h1**2)+(k1**2)+(l1**2));          # interplanar distance

# Output
print'd100 = %3.2f'%(d100*10**10),'Å';
print'd110 = %3.2f'%(d110*10**10),'Å';
print'd111 = %3.2f'%(d111*10**10),'Å';
d100 = 6.30 Å
d110 = 4.45 Å
d111 = 3.64 Å

Example 1.3,Page No:1.9

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import math
import fractions

#variable declaration
h          = 4;               #miller indices
k          = 1;               #miller indices
l          = 2;               #miller indices
 
#calculation
d     = fractions.gcd(h,k);
lcm   = (h*k)/float(d);
e     = fractions.gcd(lcm,l);
lc    = (lcm*l)/float(e);                 #finding lcm
h1    =1/float(h);       
k1    =1/float(k);
l1    =1/float(l);
a     = h1*lc;               #miller indices
b     = k1*lc;               #miller indices
c     = l1*lc;               #miller indices

#result
print'miller indices = %d '%a,'%d'%b,'%d'%c;
miller indices = 1  4 2

Example 1.4,Page No:1.10

In [4]:
import fractions

#variable declaration
#intercepts given are 3a,4b,2c
#from the law of rational indices
#3a:4b:2c=a/h:b/k:c/l

#Variable Declaration
h1          = 3;               #miller indices
k1          = 4;               #miller indices
l1          = 2;               #miller indices
 
#calculation
d  = fractions.gcd(h1,k1);
lcm  = (h1*k1)/float(d);
e   = fractions.gcd(lcm,l1);
lc   = (lcm*l1)/float(e);        #finding lcm

h = lc*1/float(h1);               #miller indices 
k = lc*1/float(k1);               #miller indices
l= lc*1/float(l1);               #miller indices

#result
print'miller indices = %d'%h,'%d'%k,'%d'%l;
 
miller indices = 4 3 6

Example 1.5,Page No:1.10

In [5]:
import fractions

#variable declaration
#intercepts given are a,2b,-3c/2
#from the law of rational indices
#a:2b:-3c/2=a/h:b/k:c/l


#variable declaration
h1  = 1;                         #miller indices
k1  = 2;                         #miller indices
l1  = 3;                         #miller indices 

#calculation
d    = fractions.gcd(h1,k1);
lcm  = (h1*k1)/float(d);
e    = fractions.gcd(lcm,l1);
lc   = (lcm*l1)/float(e);
h2   = 1;
k2   = 1/float(k1);
l2   = -2/float(l1)
h    =  h2*lc;                   #miller indices 
k    = (k2)*(lc);                #miller indices 
l    = (l2)*(lc);                #miller indices 

#result
print'miller indices = %3.0f'%h,'%3.0f'%k,'%3.0f'%l;
miller indices =   6   3  -4

Example 1.6,Page No:1.11

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import fractions

#variable declaration
#intercepts given are 3a,3b,2c
#from the law of rational indices
#3a:3b:2c=a/h:b/k:c/l
#variable declaration
a    = 4;
b    = 4;
c    = 2;
a1   = 2;
b1   = 1;
c1   = 1;
a3   = 1;
b3   = 1;
c3   = 1;
h12 = 1/float(2);                 #miller indices
k12 = 1;                          #miller indices
#l12 = 1/math.inf;                #miller indices
l12  =0;
h13 = 1;                 #miller indices
k13 = 2;                 #miller indices
l13 = 1;                 #miller indices


#calculation
d    = fractions.gcd(a,b);
lcm  = (a*b)/float(d);
e    = fractions.gcd(lcm,c);
lc   = (lcm*c)/float(e);         #finding lcm 
h1   = 1/float(4);               #miller indices
k1   = 1/float(4);               #miller indices
l1   = 1/float(2);               #miller indices
h    = h1*(lc);                               #miller indices
k    = (k1)*(lc);                             #miller indices
l    = (l1)*(lc);                             #miller indices

d    = fractions.gcd(a1,b1);
lcm  = (a1*b1)/float(d);
e    = fractions.gcd(lcm,c1);
lc1   = (lcm*c1)/float(e);
# 1/%inf = 0  ; (1/2 1/1 0/1) hence lcm is taken for [2 1 1]
h3  = h12*(lc1);                             #miller indices
k3  = (k12)*(lc1);                             #miller indices
l3  = (l12)*(lc1);                             #miller indices


d    = fractions.gcd(a3,b3);
lcm  = (a3*b3)/float(d);
e    = fractions.gcd(lcm,c3);
lc2   = (lcm*c3)/float(e);
h4   = h13*(lc2);                             #miller indices
k4   = k13*(lc2);                             #miller indices
l4   = l13*(lc2);                             #miller indices



#result
print'miller indices = %d'%h,'%d'%k,'%d'%l;
print'Note:printing mistake of miller indices in textbook \n';
print'\nmiller indices = %d'%h3,'%d'%k3,'%d'%l3;
print'\nmiller indices = %d'%h4,'%d'%k4,'%d'%lc2;
print'Note:calculation mistake in textbook\n';
miller indices = 1 1 2
Note:printing mistake of miller indices in textbook 


miller indices = 1 2 0

miller indices = 1 2 1
Note:calculation mistake in textbook

Example 1.7,Page No:1.16

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import math

#variable declaration
h   = 1;                  #miller indices
k   = 0;                 #miller indices
l   = 0;                 #miller indices
h1   = 1;                 #miller indices
k1   = 1;                 #miller indices
l1   = 1;                 #miller indices

#calculations
d100   = 1/float(math.sqrt((h**2)+(k**2)+(l**2)));
d111   = 1/float(math.sqrt((h1**2)+(k1**2)+(l1**2)));

#result
print'd100 = %3.2f a'%d100;
print'd111 = %3.2f a'%d111;
d100 = 1.00 a
d111 = 0.58 a

Example 1.8,Page No:1.16

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import fractions

#variable declaration
#intercepts given are a,2b,-3c/2
#from the law of rational indices
#a:2b:-3c/2=a/h:b/k:c/l


#variable declaration
h1   = 1;
k1   = 2;
l1   = 1;
a    = 10*10**-9; 

#calculation
h12  = 1;                         #miller indices
k12  = 1/float(k1);                #miller indices
l12  = 0;                         #miller indices

#1/%inf = 0  ; (1/2 1/1 0/1) hence lcm is taken for [2 1 1]
d    = fractions.gcd(h1,k1);
lcm  = (h1*k1)/float(d);
e    = fractions.gcd(lcm,l1);
lc   = (lcm*l1)/float(e);
h    = h12*(lcm);                         #miller indices
k    = (k12)*(lcm);                         #miller indices
l    = (l12)*(lcm);                         #miller indices
d    = a/float(((h**2)+(k**2)+(l**2))**(1/float(2)));


#result
print'miller indices = %d'%h,'%d'%k,'%d'%l;
print'interplanar distance is =%3.2f'%(d*10**9),'Å';
miller indices = 2 1 0
interplanar distance is =4.47 Å

Example 1.9,Page No:1.17

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import math

#variable Declaration

r       = 0.175*10**-9;              #radius in m
h       = 2;                        #miller indices
k       = 3;                        #miller indices
l       = 1;                        #miller indices

#calculation
a      = (4*r)/math.sqrt(2);
dhkl   = a/float(math.sqrt((h**2)+(k**2)+(l**2)));
 
#result
print'inter planar spacing =%3.2e'%dhkl,'m/n';
print'Note : calculation mistake in textbook in  calculating in dhkl,r value istaken as 0.125*10**-9  instead of 0.175*10**-9  ';
inter planar spacing =1.32e-10 m/n
Note : calculation mistake in textbook in  calculating in dhkl,r value istaken as 0.125*10**-9  instead of 0.175*10**-9  

Example 1.10,Page No:1.17

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import math

a       = 4;               #lattice constant in Å

#calculation
d       = (math.sqrt(3)*a)/float(4);    #distance between two atoms in Å
  
#result
print'distance between two atoms =%3.3f'%d,'Å';
distance between two atoms =1.732 Å

Example 1.11,Page No:1.20

In [8]:
import math

#variable declaration
d      = 1.41;          #lattice constant in Å
theta  = 8.8;          # angle in degrees
n      = 1;

#calculation

lamda  = (2*d*(math.sin(theta*math.pi/float(180))))/float(n);     #wavelength in Å


#result
print'wavelength=%3.3f'%lamda,'Å';
wavelength=0.431 Å

Example 1.12,Page No:1.21

In [9]:
import math

d         = 2.5;            #spacing in angstroms
theta     = 9;              #glancing angle in degrees
n1        = 1;
n2        = 2;


#calculation
lamda      = (2*math.sin(theta*(math.pi/180))*d);     #wavelength Å
theta      = math.asin((2*lamda)/float(2*d));         #glancing angle in °

#result
print'wavelength =%3.4f'%lamda,'Å';
print'glancing angle =%3.1f'%(theta*(180/math.pi)),'°';
wavelength =0.7822 Å
glancing angle =18.2 °

Example 1.13,Page No:1.21

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import math

#variable declaration
lamda      = 2;                     #wavelength in angstroms
theta1     = 60;                    #angle in degrees
n          = 1;
 
#formula
#2*d*math.sin(theta)=n*lamda
#calculation
d  = (n*lamda)/(2*math.sin(theta1*math.pi/float(180)));      #lattice constant in Å

#result
print'lattice constant=%3.2f'%d,'Å';
print'note:printing mistake in textbook in calculation part,n value is printed as 2';
lattice constant=1.15 Å
note:printing mistake in textbook in calculation part,n value is printed as 2

Example 1.14,Page No:1.21

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import math

#variable declaration
lamda      = 1.4*10**-10;              #wavelength in angstroms
a          = 2*10**-10;                #lattice parameter in angstroms
h          = 1;                #miller indices
k          = 1;                #miller indices
l          = 1;                #miller indices
n         = 1;
#formula
#2*d*math.sin(theta)=n*lamda

#calculation

dhkl       = a/float(math.sqrt((h**2)+(k**2)+(l**2)));         #inter planar spacing
theta      = math.asin((n*lamda)/float(2*dhkl));               #angle  in °

#result
print'angle=%3.2f'%(theta*(180/float(math.pi))),'°';
angle=37.32 °

Example 1.15,Page No:1.22

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import math

#variabledeclaration
d         = 3.84 *10**-10;       #spacing between planes in m
theta     = 45;                  #glancing angle in  degrees
m         = 1.67*10**-27;        #mass ef electron
h         = 6.62*10**-34;        #planck's constant
n         = 1;                  #braggg reflextion 
v         = 5.41*10**-10;
 
#calculation
#lamda = 2*d*(1/math.sqrt(2));
lamda = (n*h)/float(m*v);               #wavelength of neutron

#result
print'wavelength of neutron =%3.2e'%lamda,'m/n';
print' Note:calculation mistake in text book in calculating wavelength ';
wavelength of neutron =7.33e+02 m/n
 Note:calculation mistake in text book in calculating wavelength 

Example 1.16,Page No:1.22

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import math

#variable declaration
m      = 9.1*10**-31;       # mass of electron in kilograms
e      = 1.6*10**-19;       #charge of  electron in coulombs
n      = 1;                 #bragg's reflection
h1     = 6.62*10**-34;      #planck's constant J.s
n     = 1;                  #bragg reflecton 
V      = 200;               #voltage in V
theta  = 22;                #observed reflection
 
#calculation

lamda      = h1/math.sqrt(2*m*e*V);
dhkl       = (n*lamda)/float(2*math.sin(theta*math.pi/180));
a         = dhkl*math.sqrt(3);                               #lattice parameter in Å
  
#result
 
print'lattice parameter =%3.0f'%(a*10**10),'Å';
lattice parameter =  2 Å