The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction Third Edition

by Hammond, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780199546459
• ISBN10: 0199546452
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides a clear introduction to topics which are essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which are otherwise only covered in specialised and mathematically detailed texts. It shows how crystal structures may be built up from simple ideas of atomic packingand co-ordination, it develops the concepts of crystal symmetry, point and space groups by way of two dimensional examples of patterns and tilings, it explains the concept of the reciprocal lattice in simple terms and shows its importance in an understanding of light, X-ray and electron diffraction.Practical examples of the applications of these techniques are described and also the importance of diffraction in the performance of optical instruments.The book is also of value to the general reader since it shows, by biographical and historical references, how the subject has developed and thereby indicates some of the excitement of scientific discovery.

Author Biography

Christopher Hammond is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Materials Research, at Leeds University, UK.

Table of Contents

Crystals and crystal structure

Two-dimensional patterns, lattices, and symmetry

Bravais lattices and crystal systems

Crystal symmetry, point groups, and crystal structures: the external symmetry of crystals

Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols

The reciprocal lattice

The diffraction of light

X-ray diffraction: The contributions of

The diffraction of X-rays and electrons

X-rays and electron diffraction of polycrystalline materials

Useful components for a crystallography model-building kit and suppliers

Computer programs in crystallography

Biographical notes on crystallographers and scientists mentioned in the text

Some useful crystallographic relationships

A simple introduction to vectors and complex numbers and their uses in crystallography

Systematic absences (extinctions) in X-ray diffraction and double diffraction in electron diffraction patterns

Answers to exercises

Further reading

Index

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