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Hybrid Bonds
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Why?
Orbitals?� They explain the subsequent crystal structureCrystal Structure?� This is important in generating band structure� The crystal also has interesting symmetrySymmetry & Band Structure?� Leads to physical properties
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Hybrid Orbitals� One might expect the number of bonds formed by an
atom would equal its unpaired electrons
� Chlorine, for example, generally forms one bond as it has one unpaired electron - 1s22s22p5
� Oxygen, with two unpaired electrons, usually forms two bonds - 1s22s22p4
� However, Carbon, with only two unpaired electrons, generally forms four (4) bonds
C (1s22s22p2) [He] 2s22p2
The four bonds come from the 2 (2s) paired electrons and the 2 (2p) unpaired electrons
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Hybrid Orbitals� Linus Pauling proposed that the valence atomic orbitals in
a molecule are different from those of the isolated atoms forming the molecule
� Quantum mechanical computations show that if specific combinations of orbitals are mixed mathematically, “new” atomic orbitals are obtained
� The spatial orientation of these new orbitals lead to more “stable” bonds and are consistent with observed molecular shapes
� These new orbitals are called: “Hybrid Orbitals”
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Hybrid Orbitals� Types of Hybrid Orbitals
� Each type has a unique geometric arrangement
� The hybrid type is derived from the number of s, p, d atomic orbitals used to form the Hybrid
Hybrid Orbitals
(Hybridization)
GeometricArrangements
Number of Hybrid Orbitals
Formed byCentral Atom
Example
sp Linear 2 Be in BeF2
sp2 Trigonal planar 3 B in BF3
sp3 Tetrahedral 4 C in CH4
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sp Hybrid Orbitals� SP Hybridization
� 2 electron groups surround central atom
� Linear shape, 180o apart
� VB theory proposes the mixing of two nonequivalent orbitals, one “s” and one “p”, to form two equivalent “sp” hybrid orbitals
� Orientation of hybrid orbitals extend electron density in the bonding direction
� Minimizes repulsions between electrons
� Both shape and orientation maximize overlap between the atoms
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“sp” Hybrid Orbitals
hybrid orbitalsEx: BeCl2
The Be-Cl bonds in BeCl2 are neither
spherical (s orbitals) nor dumbbell (p
orbitals)
The Be-Cl bonds have a hybrid shape
In the Beryllium atom the 2s orbital
and one of the 2p orbitals mix to form
2 sp hybrid orbitals
Each Be Hybrid sp orbital overlaps a
Chlorine 3p orbital in BeCl2
orbital box diagrams
Beryllium Hybrid Orbital Diagram
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“sp2” Hybridization� sp2 - Trigonal Planar geometry
� (Central atom bonded to three ligands)
� The three bonds have equivalent hybridized shapes
� The sp2 hybridized orbitals are formed from:
1 “s” orbital and 2 “p” orbitals
Note: Of the 4 orbitals available (1 s & 3 p) only the s orbital and 2 of the p orbitals are used to form hybrid orbitals
Note: Unlike electron configuration notation, hybrid orbital notation uses superscripts for the number of atomic orbitals of a given type that are mixed, NOT for the number of electrons in the orbital, thus,
sp2 (3 orbitals), sp3 (4 orbitals)
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“sp2” Hybridization
BF3
Boron (B) 1s22p1
Forms 3 sp2 hybrid orbitals
The 3 B-F bonds are neither
spherical nor dumbell shaped
They are all of identical shape
In Boron, the “2s” orbital and two of
the “2p” orbitals mix to form 3 sp2
hybrid orbitals, each containing one
of the 3 total valence electrons
Each of the Boron hybrid sp2 orbitals
overlaps with a 2p orbital of a
Fluorine atom
Hybrid Orbital DiagramBF3
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sp3 Hybrid Orbitals� sp3 (4 bonds, thus, Tetrahedral geometry)
� The sp3 hybridized orbitals are formed from:
1 “s” orbital and 3 “p” orbitals
� Example”
� Carbon is the basis for “Organic Chemistry”
� Carbon is in group 4 of the Periodic Chart and has 4 valence electrons – 2s22p2
� The hybridization of these 4 electrons is critical in the formation of the many millions of organic compounds and as the basis of life as we know it
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C atom (ground state)
2s
2p
En
ergy
2s
2p
1s 1s
C atom (promoted)
sp3 Hybrid Orbitals
This structure implies different shapes and energies for the “s” and “p” bonds in carbon compounds.
Observations indicate that all fours bonds are equivalent
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Hybridization of Carbon in CH4
C atom
(ground state)
En
ergy
1s
2p
2s
sp3
1s
sp3
1s
C atom
(hybridized state)
C atom
(in CH4)
C-H bonds
4 sp3 orbitals formed
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Oxygen Atom Bonding in H2O
O
Central Atom
(ground state)
En
ergy
1s
O atom
(hybridized state)
O atom
(in H2O)
sp3
O-H bonds
lonepairs
1s
sp3
1s
2p
2s Tetrahedral
4 sp3 Hybridized Orbitals

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Spatial Arrangement ofsp3 Hybrid Orbitals Shape of sp3 hybrid orbital different than either s or p
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sp3 orbitals - details� 1. sp3 = ½ s - ½ px - ½ py + ½ pz
� 2. sp3 = ½ s - ½ px + ½ py - ½ pz
� 3. sp3 = ½ s + ½ px - ½ py - ½ pz
� 4. sp3 = ½ s + ½ px + ½ py + ½ pz
Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals
Scalar product:
(n.sp3; m.sp3) = 0
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Hybridization visualisation
� http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/essentialchemistry/flash/hybrv18.swf
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Semiconductor Crystals
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Crystals
The language used for crystals is required: � To describe semiconductors� To understand details of band structure� To design certain types of devices
� Will revisit during discussion on symmetry
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Group 4 Semiconductors
Si atom
(ground state)
En
ergy
2s
3p
3s
sp3
2s
sp3
2s
Si atom
(hybridized state)
Si crystal
Si-Si bonds
4 sp3 orbitals formed
3s23p2
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III-V Semiconductors
Ga atom
(hybridized state)
En
ergy
sp3
3s
sp3
3s
As atom
(hybridized state)
GaAs crystal
Ga-As bonds
3 sp3 orbitals formed
sp3
3s
4 sp3 orbitals formed
4s24p1 4s24p3
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Zincblende (diamond structure)
Si, Ge, GaAs, InP, etc.Diamond: The 2 atoms are the same. Zincblende: The 2 atoms are different.
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Wurtzite (hexagonal structure)
GaN, AlN etc. (semiconductors for blue lasers)
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Survey of Solid State Physics
Taken from:� EP364 Solid State Physics
Prof.Dr. Beşire GÖNÜL
� A link is provided, please look over for a description of the crystal lattice
� Now a very short summary…
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CRYSTAL LATTICE
What is crystal (space) lattice?
In crystallography, only the geometrical properties of the crystalare of interest, therefore one replaces each atom by ageometrical point located at the equilibrium position of that atom.
Platinum Platinum surface Crystal lattice and structure of Platinum

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Crystal Structure
� Crystal structure can be obtained by attaching atoms, groupsof atoms or molecules which are called basis (motif) to thelattice sides of the lattice point.
Crystal Structure = Crystal Lattice + Basis

A two-dimensional Bravais lattice with
different choices for the basis
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Types Of Crystal Lattices
1) Bravais lattice is an infinite array of discrete points with anarrangement and orientation that appears exactly the same,from whichever of the points the array is viewed. Lattice isinvariant under a translation.
Nb film

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Translational Lattice Vectors – 2D
A space lattice is a set of points such thata translation from any point in the latticeby a vector;
Rn = n1 a + n2 b
locates an exactly equivalent point, i.e. apoint with the same environment as P .This is translational symmetry. Thevectors a, b are known as lattice vectorsand (n1, n2) is a pair of integers whosevalues depend on the lattice point.
P
Point D(n1, n2) = (0,2)
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� The two vectors a and bform a set of lattice vectorsfor the lattice.
� The choice of lattice
vectors is not unique.Thus one could equally welltake the vectors a and b’ asa lattice vectors.
Lattice Vectors – 2D

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Lattice Vectors – 3D
An ideal three dimensional crystal is described by 3fundamental translation vectors a, b and c. If there is a latticepoint represented by the position vector r, there is then also alattice point represented by the position vector where u, v and ware arbitrary integers.
r’ = r + u a + v b + w c

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Unit Cell in 2D
� The smallest component of the crystal (group of atoms, ionsor molecules), which when stacked together with puretranslational repetition reproduces the whole crystal.
S
a
b
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

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Unit Cell in 2D
� The smallest component of the crystal (group of atoms, ionsor molecules), which when stacked together with puretranslational repetition reproduces the whole crystal.
S
S
The choice of unit cell
is not unique.
a
Sb
S

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2D Unit Cell example -(NaCl)
We define lattice points ; these are points with identical
environments

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Choice of origin is arbitrary - lattice points need not be atoms - but unit cell size should always be the same.

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This is also a unit cell -it doesn’t matter if you start from Na or Cl

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- or if you don’t start from an atom

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This is NOT a unit cell even though they are all the same - empty space is not allowed!

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Unit Cell in 3D

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Three common Unit Cell in 3D

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UNIT CELL
Primitive Conventional & Non-primitive
� Single lattice point per cell� Smallest area in 2D, or�Smallest volume in 3D
� More than one lattice point per cell� Integral multiples of the area of
primitive cell
Body centered cubic(bcc)
Conventional ≠ Primitive cell
Simple cubic(sc)Conventional = Primitive cell

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The Conventional Unit Cell
� A unit cell just fills space whentranslated through a subset ofBravais lattice vectors.
� The conventional unit cell ischosen to be larger than theprimitive cell, but with the fullsymmetry of the Bravais lattice.
� The size of the conventional cell isgiven by the lattice constant a.

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Primitive and conventional cells of FCC

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� A primitive unit cell is made of primitivetranslation vectors a1 ,a2, and a3 such thatthere is no cell of smaller volume that canbe used as a building block for crystalstructures.
� A primitive unit cell will fill space by repetitionof suitable crystal translation vectors. Thisdefined by the parallelpiped a1, a2 and a3.The volume of a primitive unit cell can befound by
� V = a1.(a2 x a3) (vector products) Cubic cell volume = a3
Primitive Unit Cell and vectors

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� The primitive unit cell must have only one lattice point.� There can be different choices for lattice vectors , but the
volumes of these primitive cells are all the same.
P = Primitive Unit CellNP = Non-Primitive Unit Cell
Primitive Unit Cell
1a

Wigner-Seitz Method
A simply way to find the primitivecell which is called Wigner-Seitzcell can be done as follows;
1. Choose a lattice point.2. Draw lines to connect these
lattice point to its neighbours.3. At the mid-point and normal to
these lines draw new lines.
The volume enclosed is called as a Wigner-Seitz cell.
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Wigner-Seitz Method
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Wigner-Seitz Cell - 3D
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Crystal Directions
Fig. Shows [111] direction
� We choose one lattice point on the line asan origin, say the point O. Choice of originis completely arbitrary, since every latticepoint is identical.
� Then we choose the lattice vector joining Oto any point on the line, say point T. Thisvector can be written as;
R = n1 a + n2 b + n3c
� To distinguish a lattice direction from alattice point, the triple is enclosed in squarebrackets [ ...] is used.[n1n2n3]
� [n1n2n3] is the smallest integer of the samerelative ratios.
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210
X = 1 , Y = ½ , Z = 0[1 ½ 0] [2 1 0]
X = ½ , Y = ½ , Z = 1[½ ½ 1] [1 1 2]
Examples
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X = -1 , Y = -1 , Z = 0 [110]
Examples of crystal directions
X = 1 , Y = 0 , Z = 0 [1 0 0]
_
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Miller Indices
Miller Indices are a symbolic vector representation for the orientation of anatomic plane in a crystal lattice and are defined as the reciprocals of thefractional intercepts which the plane makes with the crystallographic axes.
To determine Miller indices of a plane, take the following steps;
1) Determine the intercepts of the plane along each of the three crystallographic directions
2) Take the reciprocals of the intercepts
3) If fractions result, multiply each by the denominator of the smallest fraction
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Axis X Y Z
Intercept points 1 ∞ ∞
Reciprocals 1/1 1/ ∞ 1/ ∞Smallest
Ratio 1 0 0
Miller İndices (100)
Example-1
(1,0,0)
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Axis X Y Z
Intercept points 1 1 ∞
Reciprocals 1/1 1/ 1 1/ ∞Smallest
Ratio 1 1 0
Miller İndices (110)
Example-2
(1,0,0)
(0,1,0)
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Axis X Y Z
Intercept points 1 1 1
Reciprocals 1/1 1/ 1 1/ 1Smallest
Ratio 1 1 1
Miller İndices (111)(1,0,0)
(0,1,0)
(0,0,1)
Example-3
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Axis X Y Z
Intercept points 1/2 1 ∞
Reciprocals 1/(½) 1/ 1 1/ ∞Smallest
Ratio 2 1 0
Miller İndices (210)(1/2, 0, 0)
(0,1,0)
Example-4
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Axis a b c
Intercept points 1 ∞ ½
Reciprocals 1/1 1/ ∞ 1/(½)
Smallest Ratio 1 0 2
Miller İndices (102)
Example-5
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Axis a b c
Intercept points -1 ∞ ½
Reciprocals 1/-1 1/ ∞ 1/(½)
Smallest Ratio -1 0 2
Miller İndices (102)
Example-6
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Miller Indices
Reciprocal numbers are: 2
1 ,
2
1 ,
3
1
Plane intercepts axes at cba 2 ,2 ,3
Indices of the plane (Miller): (2,3,3)
(100)
(200)
(110)(111)
(100)
Indices of the direction: [2,3,3]a
3
2
2
bc
[2,3,3]
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� There are only seven different shapes of unit cell which can bestacked together to completely fill all space (in 3 dimensions)without overlapping. This gives the seven crystal systems, inwhich all crystal structures can be classified.
� Cubic Crystal System (SC, BCC, FCC)� Hexagonal Crystal System (S)� Triclinic Crystal System (S)� Monoclinic Crystal System (S, Base-C)� Orthorhombic Crystal System (S, Base-C, BC, FC)� Tetragonal Crystal System (S, BC)� Trigonal (Rhombohedral) Crystal System (S)
3D 3D 3D 3D –––– 14 BRAVAIS LATTICES AND THE SEVEN CRYSTAL SYSTEM14 BRAVAIS LATTICES AND THE SEVEN CRYSTAL SYSTEM14 BRAVAIS LATTICES AND THE SEVEN CRYSTAL SYSTEM14 BRAVAIS LATTICES AND THE SEVEN CRYSTAL SYSTEM
TYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURESTYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURESTYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURESTYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
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The only semiconductor crystals we are interested in
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Coordinatıon Number
� Coordinatıon Number (CN) : The Bravais lattice points closestto a given point are the nearest neighbours.
� Because the Bravais lattice is periodic, all points have thesame number of nearest neighbours or coordination number.It is a property of the lattice.
� A simple cubic has coordination number 6; a body-centeredcubic lattice, 8; and a face-centered cubic lattice,12.
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Atomic Packing Factor
� Atomic Packing Factor (APF) is defined as thevolume of atoms within the unit cell divided bythe volume of the unit cell.
APF =Volume of Atoms in the Unit Cell
Volume of the Unit Cell
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1-CUBIC CRYSTAL SYSTEM
� Simple Cubic has one lattice point so its primitive cell.� In the unit cell on the left, the atoms at the corners are cut
because only a portion (in this case 1/8) belongs to that cell. Therest of the atom belongs to neighboring cells.
� Coordinatination number of simple cubic is 6.
a- Simple Cubic (SC)
a
b c
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Atomic Packing Factor of SC
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b-Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
� BCC has two lattice points so BCC isa non-primitive cell.
� BCC has eight nearest neighbors.Each atom is in contact with itsneighbors only along the body-diagonal directions.
� Many metals (Fe,Li,Na..etc), includingthe alkalis and several transitionelements choose the BCC structure.
a
b c
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0.68 = V
V = APF
cell unit
atomsBCC
Atomic Packing Factor of BCC
Can you work this out?
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c- Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
� There are atoms at the corners of the unit cell and at the center ofeach face.
� Face centered cubic has 4 atoms so its non primitive cell.� Many of common metals (Cu,Ni,Pb..etc) crystallize in FCC
structure.
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0.68 = V
V = APF
cell unit
atomsBCCFCC 0.74
Atomic Packing Factor of FCC
Can you work this out?
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Atoms Shared Between: Each atom counts:corner 8 cells 1/8face centre 2 cells 1/2body centre 1 cell 1
lattice type cell contentsP 1 [=8 x 1/8]I 2 [=(8 x 1/8) + (1 x 1)]F 4 [=(8 x 1/8) + (6 x 1/2)]
Unit cell contents
Counting the number of atoms within the unit cell
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2 - HEXAGONAL SYSTEM
� A crystal system in which three equal coplanar axesintersect at an angle of 60 , and a perpendicular to theothers, is of a different length.
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Bravais Lattice : Hexagonal LatticeHe, Be, Mg, Hf, Re (Group II elements)ABABAB Type of Stacking
Hexagonal Close-packed Structure
a=b a=120, c=1.633a,basis : (0,0,0) (2/3a ,1/3a,1/2c)
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A A
AA
AA
A
AAA
AA
AAA
AAA
Sequence ABABAB..-hexagonal close pack
Sequence ABCABCAB..-face centered cubic close pack
Close packed
B
AA
AA
A
A
A
A A
B
B B
Sequence AAAA…- simple cubic
Sequence ABAB…- body centered cubic
Packing
B B
B
B
B B
B
B
B
BB
C C C
CC
C
C
C C C
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Hexagonal Closest Packing
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Cubic Closest Packing
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4 - Diamond Structure
� The diamond lattice is consist of two interpenetrating facecentered bravais lattices.
� There are eight atom in the structure of diamond.
� Each atom bonds covalently to 4 others equally spread about atom in 3d.
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4 - Diamond Structure
� The coordination number of diamond structure is 4.
� The diamond lattice is not a Bravais lattice.� Si, Ge and C crystallizes in diamond
structure.
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5- Zinc Blende
� Zincblende has equal numbers of zinc and sulfurions distributed on a diamond lattice so thateach has four of the opposite kind as nearestneighbors. This structure is an example of alattice with a basis, which must so describedboth because of the geometrical position of theions and because two types of ions occur.
� AgI,GaAs,GaSb,InAs,
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Zincblende (ZnS) Lattice
Zincblende LatticeThe Cubic Unit Cell.
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Crystal Symmetry
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Symmetry?
This is actually really important for some semiconductor devices, especially:
Inversion Symmetry:
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� Each of the unit cells of the 14 Bravais lattices has one ormore types of symmetry properties, such as inversion,reflection or rotation,etc.
SYMMETRY
INVERSION REFLECTION ROTATION
ELEMENTS OF SYMMETRYELEMENTS OF SYMMETRYELEMENTS OF SYMMETRYELEMENTS OF SYMMETRY
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Lattice goes into itself through Symmetry without translation
Operation Element
Inversion Point
Reflection Plane
Rotation Axis
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Reflection Plane
� A plane in a cell such that, when a mirror reflection in thisplane is performed, the cell remains invariant.
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Rotation Axis
� This is an axis such that, if the cell is rotated around itthrough some angles, the cell remains invariant.
� The axis is called n-fold if the angle of rotation is 2π/n.
90°
120° 180°
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Symmetry
� The geometry of the crystal lattice can be described by its symmetry
� The symmetry is key in understanding certain physical properties of material
� Let’s see how and why
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Crystal Optics - susceptibility
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For a real material, the dielectric susceptibility is
not necessarily the same in all directions, thus:
=
z
y
x
z
y
x
E
E
E
P
P
P
333231
232221
131211
0
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
ε
The dielectric susceptibility is a type 2 tensor

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Type 2 Tensor
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A thermodynamic argument shows that the tensor
is symmetric:
=→=
332313
232212
131211
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ jiij
Let’s now consider symmetry operations…
Link 1 Link 2Here is the proof:

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Symmetry Operations
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A vector can be rotated, mirrored, inverted etc., using a
matrix operator. For example
−
−
−
=
100
010
001
iThe inversion matrix is:
Thus:
−
−
−
=
−
−
−
z
y
x
z
y
x
100
010
001
Link to a list of more symmetry operators

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Symmetry Operations
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−
=
100
010
001
zσReflection in x-y plane:
( )
−
=
100
02
cos2
sin
02
sin2
cos
nn
nn
zCn
ππ
ππ
Rotation around z:

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Symmetry Operations
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So a 4-fold rotation symmetry, will be:
( )
−=
−
=
100
001
010
100
04
2cos
4
2sin
04
2sin
4
2cos
4
ππ
ππ
zC
Thus:
−=
−
z
x
y
z
y
x
100
001
010

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Symmetry Operations
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ROINN NA FISICE
Department of Physics
The symmetry operators can also be used to rotate the matrixT
MTMT =′
So a 4-fold rotation of our tensor is:
−
−
100
001
010
100
001
010
332313
232212
131211
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
−
−−
−
=
−
−
−
−=
331323
131112
231222
331323
231222
131112
100
001
010
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
NOTE

PY4118 Physics of Semiconductor Devices
Symmetry Operations
Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh, Éire University College Cork, Ireland 2.95
ROINN NA FISICE
Department of Physics
Thus, we can then equate the rotated and non-rotated
tensors:
−
−−
−
=
331323
131112
231222
332313
232212
131211
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
χχχ
Thus: 2211χχ =
01212
=−= χχ
0132313
=−== χχχ
=→
33
11
11
00
00
00
χ
χ
χ
χ
If cubic, then there will be 4-fold rotation along other axis
as well, in which case 332211χχχ ==