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Lecture 1 - Introduction to Solid State Physics - University of Surrey

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Crystal StructuresAn ideal crystal is constructed from an infinite repetition <strong>of</strong> identical groups <strong>of</strong> a<strong>to</strong>ms• The group is known as the basis (this will contain one or more a<strong>to</strong>ms)• The set <strong>of</strong> points on which the basis sits is called the lattice(a mathematical construction)<strong>Solid</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> - <strong>Lecture</strong> 1

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