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Some popular cell names are | Some popular cell names are | ||
| − | FCC= Face Centered Cubic | + | FCC= Face Centered Cubic = [[File:TF_EIM_FaceCentereCubic.jpeg| 200 px]] |
| − | BCC = Body Centered Cubic | + | BCC = Body Centered Cubic = [[File:TF_EIM_BodyCentereCubic.jpeg| 200 px]] |
There are 14 different Bravais lattice configurations | There are 14 different Bravais lattice configurations | ||
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Semiconductor physics
There are 5 states of matter: Solid, liquid, gas, plasma (ionized gas) , and a Bose-Einstein condensate (quantum effects on a macroscopic scale).
Crystal Lattice
Semiconductor physics focuses on the solid state of matter in the form of crystals.
Crystals are formed when atoms are arranged in repeating structures called the crystal lattice. The recurrent structure which forms the crystal lattice is referred to a a cell.
Some popular cell names are
FCC= Face Centered Cubic = 
BCC = Body Centered Cubic = 
There are 14 different Bravais lattice configurations
| Crystal System | Lattice type |
| Cubic | Simple, Face Centered, Body Centered |
| Tetragonal | Simple, Body Centered |
| Orthorhombic | Simple, Face Centered, Body Centered, End Centered |
| Monoclinic | Simple, End Centered |
| Rhombohedral | Simple |
| Triclinic | Simple |
| Hexagonal | Simple |