Department of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

EE 311 Home Assignment #1 Assigned: 9.1.23 Due: 16.1.23

1. Find the number of nearest neighbors and second nearest neighbors for sc, bcc, fcc, and
diamond crystal lattices.

2. Find the maximum fractions of the unit cell volume that can be filled by hard spheres (close
packing model) in the sc, bcc, fcc, and diamond lattices. From these results, identify the
lattice that has the largest amount of void space. Which lattice is the most densely packed?

3. Sodium Chloride (NaCl) is a cubic crystal that differs from an sc in that alternating atoms
are different, i.e., each Na atom is surrounded by six nearest neighbor Cl atoms, and vice
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versa. The ionic radii of Na+ (atomic weight 23) and Cl (atomic weight 35.5) are 1.0 A and
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1.8 A respectively. Treating the ions as hard spheres, calculate the density of NaCl.
Compare this with the measured density of 2.17 g/cm3.

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4. The atomic radii of Ga and As are 1.26 A and 1.18 A respectively. Using hard sphere
model, find the lattice constant of GaAs. Clearly draw a (110) plane of this lattice, identify
the Ga and As atoms therein, and determine the atomic density (in numbers/cm2) in this
plane.

5. Repeat Prob.4 for (100) and (111) planes, and show that the density of atoms in planes
(100), (110), and (111) can be given by the ratio 1:1.414:1.155.