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The Muppet’s Guide to:. The Structure and Dynamics of Solids. 2. Simple Crystal Structures. Bonding. or. E A is bonding dependent. Already looked at vdW and ionic. Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7 th Ed. Covalent Bond.
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The Muppet’s Guide to: The Structure and Dynamics of Solids 2. Simple Crystal Structures
Bonding or EA is bonding dependent Already looked at vdW and ionic Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Covalent Bond Short range interaction between pairs of atoms Highly directional in space Number of bonds proportional to number of valence electrons Conduction band (semi-conductors or insulators) Valence band Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Covalent Bond Relies on orbital overlap (hybridisation) Total wavefunction must be anti-symmetric s - bond p - bond Bonding orbital formed from overlap of symmetric wavefunctions, Electrons must be anti-symmetric Figure adapted from hyperphysics
Covalent Structures Graphite and Graphene– sp2 Methane – sp3 Diamond, Si, Ge – sp3
Covalent Materials Si, Ge, Diamond, Organic molecules and Polymers, SiH4, CH4, H2O, HNO3, HF.. Diamond – >3550°C Bismuth – 270°C Range of bond energies Strong angular preference of bonds due to overlap sp2 hybridisation – trigonal planar structure sp3 hybridisation – tetragonal tetrahedra Low density materials Open structures, polymorphs Large lattice parameters
Metallic Bonds Complex bonding mechanism between the degenerate electrons and the ion cores but also between electrons. Not all electrons involved in bonding – good electrical and thermal conductors Tungsten: 3410°C Mercury: -39°C Range of bond energies Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Crystal Structures How do atoms pack given their bonding? Figures adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Packing Fraction Nature453, 629-632 (29 May 2008), Physics World The secrets of random packing May 29, 2008
Dense Packed Structures Atoms modelled as incompressible spheres In 2 D, each atom has 6 nearest neighbours
Unit Cell, Lattice and Basis A crystal is a parallelepiped that is made up of a regular repeat of some representative unit, called the unit cell. Unit Cell: A volume of space bounded by lattice points which describe the symmetry. It is defined in terms of their axial lengths (a,b,c) and the inter-axial angles (,,). TRANSLATIONAL SYMMETRY maps the unit cells across the entire volume of the crystal
Crystal Structure Convolution of Basis and lattice
2D Bravais Lattices A lattice is an infinite periodic set of points defined by the three basis vectors, a,b and c. In 2D total of 5 distinct lattices T Lattice vector:
Bravais Lattices – 14 possible in 3D F I P I P P F I C P P R C T T – trigonal R- rhombohedral All lattices have translational symmetry
Simple Metals W W BASIS BCC LATTICE
Molecular crystals BASIS FCC LATTICE
Lattice and Basis The basis can be convolved with the lattice in different ways due to the symmetry of the basis and lattice
SiF4 BASIS LATTICE NB: The point symmetries of the basis and lattice MUST be compatible! CRYSTAL
Dense Packed Structures Atoms modelled as incompressible spheres In 2 D, each atom has 6 nearest neighbours Extend to three dimensions by layering sheets on top of each other Repeat Patterns: ABABAB…. Hexagonal close packed ABCABCABC… Face centred cubic
Simple Centred Cubic AAAAAAAAAA Stacked symmetry is cubic P Polonium Centre of 4 unit cells is an octahedral site Packing Fraction=52.4% No. of Neighbours=6 Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Hexagonal Close Packed ABABABABAB Cd, Mg, Zn Co P The second layer (B) is translated with respect to the first (A) such that the atoms in layer B sit in the dimples between the atoms in layer A Packing Fraction=74% No. of Neighbours=12 c/a=1.663 Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Face Centred Cubic Noble Gases Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Al, Pb ABCABCABCABC [111] F Initial stacking is the same as hcp. Then the third layer (C) is translated with respect to both the first and second such that the atoms in layer C sit in the dimples between the atoms in layer B. Packing Fraction=74% No. of Neighbours=12 Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
[111] FCC (111)
Body Centred Cubic Cr Fe W ABABABABAB Stacked symmetry is cubic not hexagonal I Packing Fraction=68% No. of Neighbours=8
Tetragonal Distortions In such cases the structure is usually written as bct or fct Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Covalent Elements - Diamond Group VI elements such as C, Si and Ge sp3 hybridisation - tetrahedra 2 FCC lattices Packing Fraction=37% Number of neighbours=12 http://cwx.prenhall.com http://www.ipap.jp/jpsj/news/jpsj-nc_17-fig1.gif
Diatomic, AX type structures • The three most common AX type structures are cubic and named after the representative examples: • Rocksalt – NaCl • Caesium Chloride – CsCl • Zinc blende or sphalerite - ZnS Ionic Covalent
Diatomic, AX type structures • The three most common AX type structures are cubic and named after the representative examples: • Rocksalt – NaCl • Caesium Chloride – CsCl • Zinc blende or sphalerite - ZnS Ionic Covalent
The Rocksalt Structure Structure adopted for materials with strong ionic bonds MgO, MnS, LiF, FeO, Alkali halides and hydrides and II-VI compounds fcc lattice Each cation/anion is surrounded by 6 neighbours of the opposite kind in a perfect octahedral arrangement. Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Caesium Chloride Resembles bcc lattice but it is not because the atom at the centre is different and so it is not a lattice point. Primitive lattice Each cation/anion is surrounded by 8 neighbours of the opposite kind. Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.
Zinc Blende III-V and I-VII as well as ZnS (l=18%), SiC (l=12%), CdTe, ZnTe, MnTe A structure that resembles the Diamond structure. Common in materials which exhibit low ionic character and thus favour sp3 hybridised bonds and tetragonal bond angles No. of Neighbours=12 Figure adapted from Callister, Materials science and engineering, 7th Ed.