Some Web sites of interest and relevance to Physics 731
General:
Extensive set of solid-state problems (without solutions)
Highlights from Simulations for Solid State Physics
Periodic table, with extensive information about each element Package crw.solidLattice Structures:
Pictures of common crystal lattices Crystal-drawing program (partially operational) Crystal systems, in the context of mineralsAT&T
Labs catalog of lattices, extensive and often technical Quasitiler 3.0, for constructing quasicrystals in 2-D, with good references Research at Iowa State on quasicrystal surfaces, with references Manual for LATUSE of BALSAC, software for visualizing various surface structures; available (see instructor) Manual for ARTbuild, an interactive program for creation of atomic structures; available (see instructor) Cambridge Structural Database If you use this and find it helpful, please provide feedback to instructor! Authoritative information on nomenclature for crystal families and Bravais-lattice types
Reciprocal Lattices:
IUCr "pamphlet" on reciprocal lattices Brief summary of crystal systems and Miller indices Tutorial on X-ray diffraction from Lawrence-Livermore Nat'l Lab Adjustable 2D lattice with 2-atom basis, and its reciprocal (inc. intensity variations) Ewald construction More detailed description of Ewald construction Ewald construction for a surface or 2D lattice Extensive tutorial, with java applets, on structure factor, Miller indices, etc. Description of XrayView, software package tutorial about x-ray diffraction, for use with Silicon Graphics computers M. Van Hove's LEED [theory] site Lecture notes on LEED by Maryland graduate Prof. Tim OhnoReal-space Structural Probes:
Grant Bunker's tutorial documents on X-ray absorption fine-structure techniques Beautiful STM images courtesy of IBM STM research groups Collection of sites related to neutron scatteringChemical aspects, bonds
Overview of bonding (from chemistry perspective), inc. hybridization Lecture notes on hybridization from undergrad chemistry course Collection of internet resources about chemistry
Lattice Vibrations:
Phonon dispersion for 1D diatomic chain
Phonon dispersion in 1D (senior project in UK at U. Newcastle)
Phonon dispersion of diamond and of graphite
Phonon density of states via "debye"Electronic band structure:
Fancy java applet for venerable Kronig-Penney model (but may require downloading peripheral software; posted by Kevin Schmidt of Arizona State Univ.)Nice site on periodic potentials,
with java applet for venerable Kronig-Penney model (This site is in Spanish, but the physics is readily understandable. Or you can translate it using Babel Fish.) Electrons in 2D hexagonal TB lattice: energy contours and DOSElectrons in external fields:
Landau levelsSemiconductors:
Tutorial/book on semiconductor devices