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    MTPA 1: Condensed Matter Theory I

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    This document contains 3 exercises about crystal lattices and reciprocal lattices: 1) Determine the ratio of c/a for an ideal hexagonal closed-packed structure and use it to calculate the lattice constant of sodium metal which transforms between body-centered cubic and hexagonal structures. 2) Show that a vector k in the reciprocal lattice satisfies k·R = 2πN for any vector R in the direct lattice if and only if the components of k are integers. 3) Show properties of the reciprocal lattice that is dual to a simple hexagonal direct lattice, including how they are rotated with respect to each other and determining lattice constants and ratios between them.

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    This document contains 3 exercises about crystal lattices and reciprocal lattices: 1) Determine the ratio of c/a for an ideal hexagonal closed-packed structure and use it to calculate the lattice constant of sodium metal which transforms between body-centered cubic and hexagonal structures. 2) Show that a vector k in the reciprocal lattice satisfies k·R = 2πN for any vector R in the direct lattice if and only if the components of k are integers. 3) Show properties of the reciprocal lattice that is dual to a simple hexagonal direct lattice, including how they are rotated with respect to each other and determining lattice constants and ratios between them.

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    MTPA 1: Condensed Matter Theory I

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    MTPA 1 : Condensed Matter Theory I

    Exercise sheet 2, 10.10.2014


    LPTM, Université de Cergy-Pontoise
    Prof. Andreas Honecker

    Exercise 2.1 Hexagonal closed-packed “lattice”

    A hexagonal closed-packed (hcp) structure is called “ideal” if it corresponds to a close packing


    of spheres centered around its lattice points.
    p
    (a) Show that c/a = 8/3 for an ideal hcp structure.

    (b) Sodium metal transforms from bcc to hcp at about 23 K (the “martensitic” transformation).
    Assuming that the density remains fixed through this transition, find the lattice constant
    a of the hexagonal phase, given that a = 4.23 Å in the cubic phase and that the c/a ratio
    is ideal.

    Exercise 2.2 Reciprocal lattice

    Given a set of primitive vectors ~ai of a d-dimensional direct lattice and a set of primitive vectors
    ~bj of the reciprocal lattice with
    ~bi · ~aj = 2π δi,j .
    Let
    d
    X
    ~k = ki ~bi
    i=1

    with ki ∈ R. Show that


    ~k · R
    ~ = 2π N ~
    R
    ~ in the direct lattice if and only if all ki ∈ Z.
    with NR~ ∈ Z for all R

    Exercise 2.3 Reciprocal of the simple hexagonal lattice

    (a) Show that the reciprocal lattice of the simple hexagonal Bravais lattice is also a simple
    hexagonal Bravais lattice rotated by 30◦ about the z-axis with respect to the direct lattice.

    (b) What are the lattice constants of the reciprocal lattice if those of the direct lattice are a
    and c ?

    (c) For what value of c/a does the ratio have the same value in both the direct and the dual
    lattice ?

    (d) If c/a is ideal in the direct lattice, what is its ratio in the reciprocal lattice ?

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