SOLID STATE PHYSICS SET – 01 [Crystal Structure]

1. One Can place interstial atoms between the normal crystal atoms in the close packed face-centered
cubic structure Compute the maximum radius that each foreign atom occupying a tetrahedral intersite
is (where ' 𝑎 ' is the lattice constant of the normal crystal) -
(a) 0.079a (b) 2.018𝑎 (c) 1.156a (d) 0.052𝑎

2. Q. 2 The Crystal structure of iron is 𝐵𝐶𝐶 at tempentures below 910∘ C and FCC above. Compute the ratio
of the densities of the two structures under the assumption that the atoms can be considered to be close
packed spheres the diameters of which are the same in both structures.
(a) 2.225 (b) 4.313 (c) 0.089 (d) 1.089

3. The Symmetric primitive vectors for the body-Centered Cubic structure are given by -
(−1/2,1/2,1/2)𝑎, (1/2, −1/2,1/2)𝑎, and (1/2,1/2, −1/2)𝑎;
Compute the angles between the primitive vectors in terms of the lattice constant a.
(a) 102∘ (b) 90∘ (c) 109.47∘ (d) 107.23∘

4. A set of primitive vectors for a simple monoclinic Bravais lattice are given by

𝑎1 = 𝑎𝑒𝑥 , 𝑎2 = 𝑏𝑒𝑦 , 𝑎3 = 𝑐(cos⁡𝛽𝑒𝑥 + sin⁡𝛽𝑒𝑧 ).

Compute the volume of a primitive cell of such simple monoclinic Bravais lattice-
(a) 𝑎 ⋅ (𝑏 × 𝑐)cos⁡𝛽 (b) (𝑎 ⋅ 𝑏) × 𝑐⁡sin⁡𝛽 (c) 𝑎𝑏𝑐 (d) 𝑎𝑏𝑐⁡sin⁡𝛽

5. on a set of cubic conventional unit cells, which of the following shows the (2 − 10) lattice plane?
6. GaN Can take on both the wurtzite structure that is described with the primitive vectors -

𝑎⃗1 = (0.160𝑒𝑥 − 0.276𝑒𝑦 )nm⁡𝑎⃗3 = 0.519𝑒𝑧 nm

𝑎⃗2 = (0.160𝑒𝑥 + 0.276ey)nm

and it has lattice constant 𝑎 = 0.450 nm.Compute the number density of Ga𝑁 pairs
(a) 9.213 × 1030 m−3 . (b) 3.910 × 1032 m−3 (c) 4.389 × 1028 m = 3 (d) 2.178 ×
1028 m−3

7. A set of primitive vectors for a simple triclinic Bravais lattice are given by-

𝑎1 = 𝑎𝑒𝑥 , 𝑎⃗2 = 𝑏(cos⁡𝛾𝑒𝑥 ⁡+sin⁡𝛾𝑒𝑦 )

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
(cos⁡𝛼 − cos⁡𝛽cos⁡𝛾)
𝑎⃗3 = 𝑐⁡cos⁡𝛽𝑒𝑥 + 𝑐 [ ] 𝑒𝑦
sin⁡𝛾
√1 − cos2 ⁡𝛼 − cos 2 ⁡𝛽 − cos 2 ⁡𝛾 + 2cos⁡𝛼cos⁡𝛽cos⁡𝛾
⁡+𝑐 [ ]
sin⁡𝛾

The volume of the primitive cell of a Simple triclinic Bravais lattice is-
(a) 𝑎𝑏𝑐
(b) (cos 2 ⁡𝛼 − cos 2 ⁡𝛽 − cos2 ⁡𝛾)𝑎𝑏𝑐
1/2
(1−cos2 ⁡𝛼−cos2 ⁡𝛽)
(c) 𝑎𝑏𝑐
(d) [1 − cos2 ⁡𝛼 − cos2 ⁡𝛽 − cos2 ⁡𝛾 +2cos⁡𝛼cos⁡𝛽cos⁡𝛾]1/2 𝑎𝑏𝑐

8. Atoms, which can be assumed to be hard Spheres of radius 𝑅 are arranged in an fcc lattice with lattice
constant 𝑎, such that each atom touches its nearest neighbours. Take the center of one of the atoms as
the origin. Another atoms of radius 𝑟 (assumed to be hard Sphere) is to be accommodated at a position
𝑎
(0, 2 , 0) without distorting the lattice. The maximum diameter of the outsider atom -
(a) 0.828𝑅 (b) 0.414𝑅 (c) 0.528𝑅 (d) 0.264𝑅

9. out of the following directions which one is the most closely packed for FCC Crystals -
(a) ⟨100⟩ (b) ⟨110⟩ (c) ⟨111⟩ (d) ⟨200⟩

10. The ionic radii of Cs and Cl are 0.170 nm and 0.181 nm, respectively. Compute the atomic packing factor
for a hypothetical form of CsCl in which it adopts the rocksalt structure.
(a) 0.684 (b) 0.525 (c) 0.811 (d) 0.341

ANSWER KEY:

1. 𝑎 4⋅𝑑 7. 𝑑 10 ⋅ 𝑏

2⋅𝑑 5⋅𝑑 8. 𝑎

3⋅𝑐 6⋅𝑐 9⋅𝑏