Lattice Dynamics (SSP-513)

COE in Solid State Physics, University of the

Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Lattice Dynamics
Crystal Structure

Interatomic Chemical Bonding

Potential
Models

Lattice
Dynamics

Motion of Wave Traveling Waves

in Crystals in crystal
Interatomic Potential
 Crystal = Lattice + Basis
◦ Crystal System
◦ Symmetry operation in Crystal
◦ Planes in Crystal
◦ Wigner Seitz Cell
◦ Inter-planer distance
◦ Plane atomic density
◦ Packing fraction
 Reciprocal Lattice
 Brillouin Zones in simple cubic, bcc and fcc
Interatomic Potential
 Van der Waal
 Ionic Bond
 Covalent Bond
 Metal
 Hydrogen Bond

◦ Ionic radii
◦ Cohesive Energy
Adiabetic and Harmonic Approximation
 Limitation of Adiabetic Approximation
◦ First Approximation (Born-Appenheimer App.)
◦ Valid for insulator, Metal and semiconductor
 Limitation of Harmonic Approximation
 Anharmonic effect