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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
| Grao en Nanociencia e Nanotecnoloxía |
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| Crystallography and Symmetry |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Crystallography and Symmetry | Code | 610G04006 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
First | Basic training | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Unit 1. Introduction. | Introduction to the world of crystals and symmetry. Its relevance in nanoscience and nanotechnology. |
| Unit 2. Cristal lattice theory. | Crystal lattices. Nodes, rows, lattice planes, and their notations. Unit cells. Reciprocal lattices. Lattice spacing. Exercises and problems. |
| Unit 3. Symmetry of crystals and molecules I: Point and spatial symmetry. | Concept of symmetry. Point symmetry operators. Applications of point symmetry. Bravais lattices. Introduction to spatial symmetry. Translations. Glide planes. Helical axes. Exercises and practical examples. |
| Unit 4. Symmetry of crystals II: Group theory. | Fundamentals of group theory. Description, nomenclature, and representation of Point Group of Symmetry. Molecular and crystal symmetry. Stereographic projection. Problems resolution. |
| Unit 5. Crystal Morphology and Properties of Crystals. | Shapes and habits. Mechanisms of crystal growth. Physical properties. Crystalline optics. Optical properties and structure of minerals. Problems resolution. |
| Unit 6. Crystal Chemistry. Introduction to X-ray diffraction. | Basic concepts of radiation-matter interaction. Bragg's law. X-ray powder diffraction and its utility in the study of crystalline solids. |
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