PHYS223 Crystallography and x- ray Diffraction
2 Credit Hs. Lecture. Prerequisite Course: PHYS231
Content
- Types of solids
- Types of atomic bonds

- Methods of crystal growth
(Bridgeman method - Czochralski method- Partial melting method)
- Crystal structure- Bravais lattice - Miller indices
-- Crystal imperfections
-- x- ray Diffraction
Bragg's law - Diffraction methods (Laue method- Powder method - Rotation
method) - Electrons diffraction - Neutrons diffraction.
6- Lattice dynamics and photons - Lattice vibrations - Thermal properties of dielectric
materials.