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Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry

Prof. Lagerlof (White 512, X-6488, pxl4@case.edu)

Office Hours: T 9:00 - 11:00 AM and W 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon

Catalog Description:

Crystal symmetries, point groups, translocation symmetries, space lattices, crystal classes, space groups, crystal chemistry, crystal structures and physical properties.

Course Goals:

• To learn the fundamentals of crystallography
• To relate the crystal structure is related to the chemical bonding of a material
• To relate the crystal structure and the chemical bonding of a material to its physical properties

Course Outcomes:

• An understanding of the notation used for the identification of specific point symmetries and point groups used in the International Tables for X-ray crystallography
• An understanding of the notation used for the identification of specific space groups used in the International Tables for X-ray crystallography
• An ability to use the information provided by the International Tables for X-ray crystallography
• An understanding of different types of bonding (ionic, covalent, metallic, van der Waals, and hydrogen bonding, respectively)
• An ability to predict the formation of simple ionic, covalent and metallic structures based on the electronegativity difference and possibility for hybridization

General Course Information:

  • Course Information
  • Syllabus
  • Ethics Statement
  • Term Paper Information:

  • Instructions
  • Partial List of Journals used for Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry
  • Lectures:

  • L 01 - 01/14/08: Introduction
  • L 02 - 01/16/08: Basic Crystallography, Point Groups
  • L 03 - 01/23/08: Point Groups, Crystal Systems
  • L 04 - 01/28/08: Crystal Systems, Centering, Bravais Lattices
  • L 05 - 01/30/08: Development of Space Groups
  • L 06 - 02/04/08: Dev. of Space Groups (Cont.) - The Int. Tables for Crystallography
  • L 07 - 02/06/08: Elastic and Piezoelectric Const.; Hexagonal-Trigonal-Rhombohedral SG
  • L 08 - 02/11/08: Hexagonal-Trigonal-Rhombohedral Groups; Dev. of Space Groups (Cont.)
  • L 09 - 02/13/08: Dev. of Space Groups - Monoclinic SG No. 15
  • L 10 - 02/18/08: Orthorhombic and Tetragonal Space Groups
  • L 11 - 02/20/08: Cubic Space Groups - Some uses of the International Tables
  • L 12 - 02/25/08: The International Tables - Subgroups and Supergroups
  • L 13 - 02/27/08: The International Tables - Some Uses
  • L 14 - 03/03/08: Midterm Exam Review
  • L 15 - 03/17/08: Quantum Mechanics, Electron Configuration, The Periodic Table
  • L 16 - 03/19/08: Atomic Bonding - the Bond Triangle
  • L 17 - 03/24/08: Ionic Bonding and Ionic Compound Formation
  • L 18 - 03/26/08: Ionic Compound Formation, Madelung Constant
  • L 19 - 03/31/08: Covalent Bonding, LCAO, Hybridization, VSEPR–Model
  • L 20 - 04/02/08: Metallic Bonding, Metallic Crystals, Band Theory
  • L 21 - 04/07/08: Van der Waals Bonding and Solid Structures of the Elements
  • L 22 - 04/09/08: Structures of Metals and Alloys
  • L 23 - 04/14/08: Interstitial Alloys, Laves Phases, Pauling's Rules for Ionic Compounds
  • L 24 - 04/16/08: Ionic Compound Formation - Evans Chapter 8
  • L 25 - 04/21/08: Ionic Compound Formation - Evans Chapter 8 (Cont.)
  • L 26 - 04/23/08: Structures Containing Complex Ions I - Evans Chapter 10
  • L 27 - 04/28/08: Complex Ions II (Evans Chapter 11) and Point defect Chemistry
  • Misc. References:

  • Abe et al. - Quasicrystals as cluster aggregates
  • B + G Ch. 1
  • B + G Ch. 4
  • P3 versus R3
  • The New International Tables - 230 Space Groups
  • The New International Tables - Symbols
  • The New International Tables - Comments
  • The New International Tables - SG-139 (I4/mmm)
  • The New International Tables - mm2 Space Groups
  • The New International Tables - SG-15 (C2/c)
  • OGN Ch15 (a)
  • OGN Ch15 (b)
  • OGN Ch15 (c)
  • OGN Ch16 (a)
  • OGN Ch16 (b)
  • Movie - fcc
  • Movie - hcp
  • Movie - bcc
  • Zachariasen (1932) - Amorphous Structures
  • Zachariasen (1932) - Short Note
  • Crystallographic Shear (CS) Structutres - Ref. 1
  • Crystallographic Shear (CS) Structutres - Ref. 2
  • Kingery et. al - Ch. 19
  • Rao et. al - Phys Chem Minerals (1988) 16:83-97
  • Exams:

  • Midterm Exam - March 5, 2008
  • Solutions to Midterm exam
  • Final Exam - May 7, 2008
  • Solutions to Final exam
  • Homework Assignments:

  • Homework Set #1 - Due January 30, 2008
  • Homework Set #1 - Solutions to selected Problems
  • Homework Set #2 - Due March 5, 2008
  • Space Groups needed for Homework Set #2
  • Homework Set #2 - Solutions to selected Problems
  • Homework Set #3 - Due April 2, 2008
  • Homework Set #3 - Solutions to selected Problems
  • Homework Set #4 - Due April 28, 2008
  • Homework Set #4 - Solutions to selected Problems
  • Old Exams:

  • Midterm 2004: Crystal Chemistry
  • Solution - Midterm 2004: Crystal Chemistry
  • Final 2004: Crystal Chemistry + Crystallography
  • Solution - Final 2004: Crystal Chemistry + Crystallography
  • Midterm 2006: Crystallography
  • Solution - Midterm 2006: Crystallography
  • Final 2006: Crystallography + Crystal Chemistry
  • Solution - Final 2006: Crystallography + Crystal Chemistry
  • Term Paper Presentations:

  • Justin Brosi: Crystallographic Aspects of High TC Cuprate Superconductors
  • [Justin Brosi: Crystallographic Aspects ... - Without Background]
  • Lisa Deibler: The Efficient Cluster Packing Model for Metallic Glass Structure
  • Peng Li: Molecular Dynamics for Self-interstitial-Hydrogen in Si
  • Nayandeep Kumar Mahanta: Encapsulation of Metal Nanoparticles in Graphite and Al2O3 Surface Layers
  • Jason Miller: A Critical Review of H. W. Jin et al., In-situ TEM Heating Studies on the Phase Transformation of Metastable Phases in Fe-Cr-B Alloy Spray Coatings
  • Anand Palikala: Application of Crystal Chemistry in the Development of Radioactive Wasteforms
  • Harshil Parikh: Structural Investigation of GeSb2Te4 : A High-speed Phase-change Material
  • David Poerschke: Crystallography and Orientation Relationships of Precipitates in Magnesium Alloys
  • Ryan Smith: Thin Film Effects on Symmetry in Ferroelectric Domain Patterns
  • George Sunny: Applying Principles of Oxide Glass Formation to Metallic Glasses
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