Crystalline Structures Parameters

Properties in Nanoscale
Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description Have a good knowledge of material structures leads to recognizing material behavior based on its structure. In this course, material structures and properties are elaborated in bulk and nanoscale.
Overview
It is clear that, every atomic structure has its own specific bulk properties. Therefore, being familiar with atomic arrangements, different atomic bonds and different kinds of cubic structures provide a general understanding for recognizing materials and components’ properties. On the other hand, in nanoscales, atomic structures are changed which generates novel properties.
Hence, being familiar with mentioned different parameters in atomic structure makes what happens in nanoscale understandable.

Booklet
Description
 It talks about crystal structure characteristic, lattice parameters, the number of atoms in a unit cell, atomic packing factor, and how it is calculated. Then it ends with coordination number in crystal structure.
Mental Challenge
 What are the characterizing parameters of a crystal?
Quizzes and Activities

Activity: Define the coordination number of each Bravais lattice.
Further Reading Sources

1.Packing Factor

2.Coordination Number