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Structure and Properties of Solids

The document discusses the physical structure of solids, categorizing them into crystalline and amorphous solids, and explains the arrangement of atoms and molecules in these structures. It also covers theories related to electron movement, conductivity, and the behavior of electrons in metals and semiconductors, including the concepts of energy bands and quantum mechanics. Additionally, it highlights the differences between conductors, semiconductors, and insulators based on their electronic properties.
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Structure and Properties of Solids

The document discusses the physical structure of solids, categorizing them into crystalline and amorphous solids, and explains the arrangement of atoms and molecules in these structures. It also covers theories related to electron movement, conductivity, and the behavior of electrons in metals and semiconductors, including the concepts of energy bands and quantum mechanics. Additionally, it highlights the differences between conductors, semiconductors, and insulators based on their electronic properties.
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molecules. ahe phyaica stuctuts f a solid and ih pseptäs


a

ale ulatid to the aMngmnt of aboms à moleules in the

cdausifinol into tuo types bnsl n the


the olsnpmnt
atoms molces.
3hey all
aned i) Amdphous Blids alongsl
"sandon'y
wwhich haWe oo gulas stutu.
Snmpe-ubby, qloss
bymmibay sysaline solids ;
bymmüy in solido meams. the atoms a macules a

aangud in

diudtions of the cuyutal.


Suames - Al, cu,Ag,Tungo ton diamond, NacL eto.
Cydallins, solida may be singe cyalline solida t)
polyeydalinu ticd.

extndel to te wtiu
ewomdsl to Amall yins
yains

occupiu two h mee idnicol posiho


alend cun azio, it it
ina coplat sdation (3co')

9:180

i) Plane symmety - n plane o oymmetsy a yatd


eut into two hals in uch a hat one hat becoms
the mior image a the ottul halt

pont in a stal such thut a ine draum rom any point


13

elton -theoy of solids -


explains
shuctual, hectsical, Mayntic and Themal ynoties
of Mataial
to all sblis won
cmatal mtals)
he eltcten thudy 'n opplícab
stequs
’hio thudy has been duelepal in the mam
) ahe clasilcol e elsclon thudy i
the mtal containing tue alectvons
’ Acading to thiu tiedy,
ssponaible t clachical conductvity obeys thu
which all unutn
mechanis. hue potmtial o ecton is
laws of classical emts thu meal.

>7his thudy devolop«l by puud aend, in 1qo0

thudy,th ue eselos move witi a


Aunding to this
uomtin laws
constnt polontial obe
-thediy
hy
Atoe thedios ale toilel to explam
mouatos even Thuy ho
6ubslamcos behave% as ezcallent
cOAtain e electoon. A solution to This obum was

3) 2on thucy Bomd mucoy e


fAccading to this thuty move in a

peiodic fald pouded by thu latie a'


Positivo ion co

dsctions

Accolding to Raude. -Loent, thudng (Assumphons)


When a 39 Lattiu point
to tom metad, the bundasies f nightoiny aloma
slighl ovalapd wik eack othe.
’ Qut doto this ovalopping volane dacions of all atoms
i e to mbe within tho mal Lattie, thec eltios
all
all calleal ue ebctions
move amolomy within th metal

Jhuc fue dscions ealtd as


an gas mooluculs confind

pamáple.
’ tue elsctios obey Pauli's elusion
dcic gilJ is opplid, uent is oced
’ when
due to th
eacios conduction eletons
’ he eloctotaic feelol dw to the pailwe ion coe is
condant and unfom hem nugliyible.
The feces of alaction belween the ctionn and psitve
Lon coe
c¡e , th foces of pubion bdwen the lcons
nagliaibl
(asumption)
) Quomtum tue decon thedy (o) dommufdlel fhudy
Bommafild pxopd auontim fue lsction thuy
electson as a yuenlem paltile
melal howe only disuute
com howe
-’ Jhe 4e elechon In a

valueo.
engy
yonstid.
oby Pauli's etusion painóplu.
ledon oby
’ Jhe letion
j:e the com ot be mde then two eeetsons
Jwel
any vouous ensgy dwls obey
Jhe distribution e tuction in
tistico.
th Fumii- isac Qucuumsta
e ellons howe tru some rrointiad emessg within
thu metal. be couse ot th ootintal due to ionio cous
is uniftmm thsoughout thu mtal.
’ faus of aaion betM electron lattie toM. fh
tdu of sputoion betwen electsons cen be negletd.

th elachos oe toettol as wowe -like patiele


Femi - piac distoibution -
diubibtion
Acading to femi- pirac
conist of idntical, indupndnt amdl
7he systim s
indetinguiholle potlides howing holy intiud apin.
all cellad
’he patils which oby fumi - püoe staisti
et.
temions Szamplu - electom, Psos, Newti on
femion mut bey Pai's ezcluoon painiple
’ Jhe paltile 'n each stat.
Le hh cam be onu

nischonging of to poltide of tha syolim leaves the


’ antiymmatoit stat
Jubullant systm
3;ce)
n. CE)
(eCE-Ep)/KT +1)

n;CE)
+1)

Whee of potid in enu state E


:- stahsteal wiht facto
Eg- fami lhuyy wed
is indipendant t Tempaale.
El
case i) At Taoc ; E< osi

n;ce)
;ce)
case i) At Ta0; E>E

n; ce)
9;cE)

’ At n;o meens
AU such nist statis which hane mgis atatiom
+emi e y a vacent
’ do that ll stais with engis pto Eg al 4lld
n;ce)
8; E)

T0

Sleetron ma potntal CC BLoch


puiodic potial thutm) -
A uystalline soid conast of a Jattice thich
compsed doy a lasge mo. ionde ot ugularinlweds amd
Tha conduction eleetso that can moe
Lottice
guaby thhoughat the
Let a a conduclion elcton hasa pontial
bo
enyt cV) Ju to
posihon n the lattiu, thu vaualien Pointial eme
imide th metallio cuytalo peiodic
minmm t thu posii 1on cde sie omol
Maximum betwen the two ios
nudei

--

positive ion ce
VoL) polntial ma

polential min

(P piodi potrtial
he elsetion n spAsnted by aa wowe fumdion y
quation
cdlaponoling witi one dimeminal schiodings
2m
Jx
+
CE-V)] y() =0 ’0

vi) is Thu podis petntial


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Louttis costant oa as
ohue L-dstance f the cllonfm any ion ce
ond a is lattia conslont (Go
piodiiy
Acoding to Bloch, wowe #equation
equaion ho thu, Aoltioy

thu aboe equatin s Known as Bloch tucion'


whl
,(*)- puioclis yunctioy
Enp (ikx) 6 plane wowe nolution,
comid a lua hain of toms ot lengh 'L"
in one- dimunsional wilt 'N' [Link] tos in Ihu chan,
,() >V(+N,a)’ => x=k+ Na)

4om ey
Y (+ Na) > y,z+ Na)ep(ikcz+ N))
=> erpikNa) c exp ikz.

.y( Na) y) exp (ikNa)


condihon

tNA) )ezp(-ik Na)


Mullplying y

demsity
i:e the pMobabilit *o inding the elechon n adso
puicdi in nátus, when thu pótential is puiodio
Hene 4vonm ey
expCikNa) =1

2TN
Na

oham atom)
pIsent boundaly omd Calll st Bsiloun 3one,

kaonig -Penny modal -


Aecading tots *sonig-eny modal
dhe eloions moepliodie potntial odud
by the positive ion coe, he otential the elaction valis

’ pontial mly the lcton s 3uo nead thu nuclus


Qnd maximum btwen the two adjaant nucld
hudi spalatd by thu inasatomis spaang
thu inisalonis
’ Jhe valiation the potntial the elucton. which it s
moving thsagh in th fm
walla as shom in thu dagamm,

*-a

ne dinenoional peiodio potntial


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Schodimgs wave equalion te the two

2 mE
ya) = o ('.° v= 0)

2m

E CVo

42m
2

Aut ws put d 2m omd B2mcvo-E)

ea) ey com be woilm s.

rosa

the soition fr thu ey


t Bloch fom aA ikz
whuse

thhough lattie constamt 'a'


Jhe fom o u ) depnds on the ezact natas

potondial fad
-’ As V, indeass the wdlh o the otntal box dsasA
such that vasostomt
it tusout hal solaition all posible nly fo enlyjes
gien boy th aslatien
cokay = P Snqat CosQa
Whee p- my,a
and it in the measue

bahies sheng
mE 2mEl;4
h

E=
2me

hamdsiele ploal tunition


’ he
Value of p which s
blb< 4 t|
he Saht hand Ase only lates Tha vaes w - to

as ndiall
Eslnaat cosa

’+1

21 31
5 Jhe emeyt sptum o election consut ofs
nd fobilden bom
widlt the allowe emey band muss wit nase

aa )
eny valuss (inuiasing the value of
(P/aa Sn aa +cosda)
+1

deases
wit umtasiny Ppotntiol ) widkk o the allod gon
dcasA naow and th
As P’ o, tha allowed bnd
line spectsum

bycl
iv), when po then the allelactions ale
the cystal. tr

E-K piagm
the equation P sing+ coS = cos ka it ú possible

to plot a cwe showing tha mu E as a tuntion


which s shon n duon, st is cdea fom tke
that th emeyt of thu elscton i contiuevsy nasing tom
ve0to I, tu yht hand sele o the ea. beoms tL to - t
the ralus ot k-t ond hence ds Lonlihuously oppes in het
E-K qaph at k=+ hT

tabutdey bond
alowd
bomdl
talodden bamd
allawel
bemd
iolnbomd
allowel
bomd
a a

’K
that the enuy specium
considling- alloued vegion omd falbuldn uion
om -a
15t Boillouin 3on
’ a diuontinito n enuy cald bidden gpthe

Bollfouin
’ an thu 64me way tuhs Brillauin zons ll be continuea
Clasufaakin solids
Based on

classiid into ths tpes


ad i) conduissC metato)

and ü) semicondutds

) conduitoy cmelals) -
’ An conduds, yadanu bend ovulaps consion bomd
band.
all availae.
mo. wikin th valance and
condu cion bomd. othat alectoical
comduclin toaoduced
cmeuctioy bomd and valance bomd.

ovellap
alane acm
) naatos
bomol

conducion bond ond Voalanee bemol.


’ Valnce bend h flle t vatanes alsctron enel conductiy
electic conduc fuity is zu0
conduchon bomel

fobidden tneyy kzondgof. ciseu)

valance bcincl.

ii) soiconduilos
’ 3he conduelivi tt is ies in betwem conducton and semeontana
thu W smll ensgt boml qup . 1ev) in plsnt b<w
bemal
conductitn omd iesuattes valenee bmd.
’ semiconductts behaes A condye Tos at vey ligh, temp.
and alho behas as nsulato at louw teng.

vnclueion bmcl
ydbidden eney band (iev)
.Valance bond
Syecme mass of lction m):
’ When an dsction in a pdiodi pomtial ot lattia
am elcis fala, them tu mass

is cald cthuctiie mas (mt) aned which ia datbeunt tom


the mass (m) of he d n Un ue pae

’ahe mass Cmty dpndy the natus of th.

cuytallatia md vau wt thu delecton o motin


thu ue elehon 'n ths Lattie
elachon of chaye 'e' aml maycm
moving inside ystal latu of elsctis tuld tE )
Jhe electoic t e on th alachon F=eE
but F = m*a

m'a =eE
accelalation a = mt

as a wOwe peket,
the
velocity (y) ccispondin t the
the polticde velocity
Com de wxitten
dw 2TFdu
k dk

h dk
dk
Gut accdaroto a:d
st

dk
Aevidiny multiplying wit dk to aigkt side egy i dk dt
orsut foam ond split
and
l atom hss fabla mout outa the dash. bought
ale aloms kdamtiad uwo when Jves. enel shap diucat
hawe ond borund digitly allsdhns
l thu tom, dn
an
bon
-kol
diasam sham
in os blw graph he
E om
enda dap nd tuntion
k¢ acostant,
s it not s
piodle electson
au in movny o masso th Jhus
dk
h F
dpm t t
JK
omd Pnk Snce
20
ale
Bauht togethe moe anes ae ftmed
and toi a sotid ofN' atoms, each of the enydents of an
atoms

(
Er
’ electsos all
oCUpy th owes emy bomos

1) valence bomd
shu elshons in fha oulmost shell cabit) au calld
vale nue elcbios. thu Jbamd f8mud by a suiu of ennesy Aves
containing the valene delos is kmon as walene oomdl
’ Valene bamd may also Je finel s bomd which is a

occupied by the valene elcton


’ The bomd may be potiay complutihy iadup
depnting thu natuu or tha. matuial
valene elscbons aL JU6pomibl toi ehaticol ,
hesnal. md
ophcal pOpatis ot 60liels
) condulion band:
he net hihu pumittd komel is tha conduction
ond. this bome may be emmpy postally lsd
’ dn conducion bamdl thu eletos can moe

empy.
’ Valence land
conduction bo botn ol callud as
Allawed enut bans
) fabiddam Enutgy bond opi
band conducion and valene bom all
1Bott tt
Koon a tobidden
spolad by a gop Knoon p Gn tabidden dmd
’ his band colciw tomad by
above Top ofthe valone bond and elow conductioy bomd.
ths and
-’ ho elsction com eist in
whu
when on elsction in hu valnu bomd obsubs enough eny
andl

conduction band
+ conducion bom cempy (ou poltialy ls)
4abiddun enst gop
valena band.

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Doping introduces impurities into semiconductors, adding additional energy levels within the band gap. This effectively reduces the energy required for electrons to move from the valence to the conduction band or increases available charge carriers. N-type doping adds electrons, while p-type doping creates holes, significantly enhancing conductivity .

Amorphous solids lack a regular structure; their atoms or molecules are not arranged in a repeating pattern. In contrast, crystalline solids have a well-defined and regular atomic structure, with atoms or molecules arranged symmetrically. This symmetry in crystalline solids contributes to distinct physical properties .

In semiconductors, increased temperature provides energy to promote electrons across the band gap to the conduction band, enhancing conductivity. Conversely, in conductors, elevated temperatures increase lattice vibrations, scattering electrons more and thereby reducing conductivity. This contrasting behavior is due to the intrinsic band structure differences .

Electrons in the conduction band are free to move when an electric field is applied, leading to electrical conductivity. In conductors, these bands overlap with valence bands, allowing electrons to move freely. In semiconductors, energy must be supplied (e.g., thermal) to promote electrons from the valence to the conduction band, enabling conductivity .

The classical electron theory explains that metals contain free electrons that are responsible for electrical conductivity. According to this theory, these electrons obey the laws of classical mechanics. The potential for electrons is assumed constant, which allows them to move freely and respond to external electric fields, leading to conductivity .

Quantum mechanics introduces the concept of band structure to explain electrical properties of materials. Electrons in solids occupy energy bands, and the presence of a gap between these bands, known as the forbidden energy gap, determines the material's conductive properties. Conductors have overlapping valence and conduction bands, while semiconductors have narrow band gaps, and insulators possess wide band gaps, influencing their conductivity .

Conductors have overlapping valence and conduction bands, allowing electrons to freely move and conduct electricity. Semiconductors have a narrow forbidden energy gap between these bands, requiring thermal or other energy input for electrons to transition to the conduction band, enabling controlled conductivity which can be altered with doping or temperature change .

Effective mass is a concept used to describe the response of an electron moving through a crystal lattice as if it were free but with a modified mass that accounts for the periodic potential of the lattice. It influences electron mobility, with lower effective mass leading to higher mobility, facilitating easier electron flow under an electric field .

The Kronig-Penney model uses a simplified periodic potential to describe electron behavior in crystalline solids. It visualizes the lattice as a series of potential wells, allowing calculation of allowed and forbidden energy bands. The periodicity creates conditions for electron wavefunctions, resulting in the formation of energy bands and band gaps, crucial for understanding conduction properties in solids .

The Pauli Exclusion Principle states that no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously. In metals, this leads to a distribution of electrons in available energy levels. Fermi-Dirac statistics describe this distribution, where electrons fill up lower energy states first, influencing the overall electronic structure and properties of metals, including conductivity .

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