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2025/2026

Structure of Solid State

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11SPLA Z,ZK 4 2P+2C
Relations:
In order to register for the course 11DAPL, the student must have successfully completed or received credit for and not exhausted all examination dates for the course 11SPLA.
Course guarantor:
Ivo Kraus
Lecturer:
Petr Kolenko, Ivo Kraus
Tutor:
Supervisor:
Department of Solid State Engineering
Synopsis:

Crystallography has an important role in the modern sciences because of its interdisciplinary nature.The aim of this lecture is to lay the basis of study of solid state physics.

Requirements:

Zapocet: More than half of the participants in the exercises (can be compensated by completing additional tasks), development of a final program/script for coordinate transformation.

Syllabus of lectures:

1History of crystallography

2Symmetry elements

3Point groups

4Crystal systems

5Bravais lattices

6Reciprocal lattice

7Space groups

8Crystal structures

9Liquid crystals

10Physical properties of crystals

11Crystallization methods

12Methods of crystal structure determination

13Macromolecular crystals.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1History of crystallography

2Symmetry elements

3Point groups

4Crystal systems

5Bravais lattices

6Reciprocal lattice

7Space groups

8Crystal structures

9Liquid crystals

10Physical properties of crystals

11Crystallization methods

12Methods of crystal structure determination

13Macromolecular crystals.

Study Objective:
Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Ch. Hammond.: The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction, Oxford University Press, 2015.

Other references:

[2] C. Malgrange, C.Ricolleau, M. Schlenker.: Symmetry and Physical Properties of Crystals. Springer, 2014.

Note:
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