PHY 1223 Modern Physics and Crystallography (2+2+1)
The particle model of the electromagnetic radiations – The wave nature of subatomic particles –
Diffraction by crystals – Schrödinger wave equation and its applications – Models of the Atom Bohr’s Model – Band theory of Solids – Semiconductors – Some related practical experiments Crystal structure: fundamentals of structural crystallography, crystal systems, symmetry elements, lattice directions and planes, symmetry classes and point groups, matrix operators for symmetry elements, Projections: spherical, orthographic, and stereographic. Applications.