Lectures and Handouts
Handouts
Syllabus
Prototype Structures
Crystal Properties Tables
Ionic Radii
Web site: Imaginary numbers calculator
Space Groups Tables
Space Group Rules
Interplanar Spacing Ratios
Quantum Numbers
Web site: X-ray Transition Energies
Recorded Sessions from Fall 2022
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8
Session 9
Session 10
Session 11
Session 12
Lectures
Lecture 1 (Powerpoint)
Lecture 1 (Lecture video)
Lecture 2 (Lecture video)
Session 1 (Class recording -- 2 October 2023)
Session 2 (Class recording -- 4 October 2023)
Session 3 (Class recording -- 9 October 2023)
Session 4 (Class recording -- 11 October 2023)
Lecture 3 (Powerpoint)
Lecture 3 (Lecture video)
Session 5 (Class recording -- 16 October 2023)
Session 6 (Class recording -- 18 October 2023)
Lecture 4 (Powerpoint)
Session 7 (Class recording -- 23 October 2023)
Lecture 5 (Powerpoint)
Session 8 (Class recording -- 25 October 2023)
Session 9 (Class recording -- 30 October 2023)
Lecture 6 (Powerpoint)
Session 10 (Class recording -- 1 November 2023)
Lecture 7 (Powerpoint)
Session 11 (Class recording -- 6 November 2023)
Session 12 (Class recording -- 8 November 2023)
Session 13 (Class recording -- 13 November 2023)
Lecture 8 (Powerpoint)
Lecture 9 (Powerpoint)
Lecture 9 (Lecture video)
Session 14 (Class recording -- 15 November 2023)
Session 15 (Class recording -- 20 November 2023)
Lecture 10 (Powerpoint)
Session 16 (Class recording -- 22 November 2023)
Session 17 (Class recording -- 27 November 2023)
Lecture 11 (Powerpoint)
Session 18-Part I (Class recording -- 29 November 2023-Part I)
Session 18-Part II (Class recording -- 29 November 2023-Part II)
Session 19 (Class recording -- 4 December 2023)
Session 20 (Class recording -- 6 December 2023)
Lecture 12 (Powerpoint) -- Final lecture! Have a great winter break.
Textbook readings
Reading 1
Reading 2
Reading 3
Reading 4
Reading 5
Reading 6
Reading 7
Reading 8
Reading 9
Reading 10
Reading 11
Reading 12
Reading 13
Diffraction patterns
All planes in crystals
XRD pattern - hexagonal crystal system
XRD pattern of copper
XRD pattern of iron
XRD pattern of magnesium
XRD pattern of AuCu3
XRD pattern of Ni3Sn
XRD pattern of diamond
XRD pattern of NaCl
XRD pattern of MgO
XRD pattern of ZnS
XRD pattern of BaTiO3
XRD pattern of BiF3
XRD pattern of YBCO
XRD pattern of polyethylene
XRD pattern of C60
XRD pattern of Fe / FeTi composite
XRD pattern of Fe / FeTi / FeO composite
Electron diffraction pattern of magnesium
Electron diffraction pattern of Cr3Si
Electron diffraction pattern of Ni3Sn
Electron diffraction pattern of NiAs
Electron diffraction pattern of BaTiO3
Electron diffraction pattern of polyethylene
Homework Solutions
Solutions 1
Solutions 2
Solutions 3
Solutions 4
Solutions 5
Solutions 6
Solutions 7
Unindexed diffraction spot patterns
Solutions 8
Solutions 9
Solutions 10
Examinations
Example Examinations
Example Midterm 1
Example Midterm 2
Example Midterm 3
Example Midterm 4
Example Midterm I (Fall 2020)
Example Midterm II (Fall 2020)
Electron diffraction pattern of rhombohedral LiCoO2
Electron diffraction pattern of hexagonal LiCoO2
Example Final Examination (Fall 2020)
Example Midterm 1 (Fall 2021)
XRD pattern of wurtzite
XRD pattern of cubic ZnS
XRD pattern of wurtzite / cubic ZnS composite
XRD pattern of Al/Al2O3 composite
Example Midterm 2 (Fall 2021)
Final Examination Solutions (Fall 2021)
Paper 1
Fall 2022
Midterm #1 Solutions
XRD Pattern of Cu2Mg
XRD Pattern of Cu2Mg + Mg
XRD Pattern of MgO + Mg
Midterm #2 Solutions
Electron Diffraction Pattern of Si3N4 along the [110] zone axis
Electron Diffraction Pattern of Si3N4 along the [-110] zone axis
Final Examination Solutions
Fall 2023
Midterm #1 Examination Solutions
XRD Pattern of MnAlCu2