CST5026: Semiconductor Physics and Devices (I) (2020 Spring)

Homework (1) (deadline: 30. March)

1. (10%) Determine the number of atoms per unit cell in a (a) face-centered cubic, (b) body-
centered cubic.
2. (10%) The lattice constant of a face-centered cubic lattice is 4.25 Å . Determine the (a) effective
number of atoms per unit cell and (b) volume density of atoms.
3. (10%) The lattice constant of a face-centered-cubic structure is 4.25 Å . Calculate the surface
density of atoms for a (a) (100) plane and (b) (110) plane.

4. (40%) The lattice constant of a simple cubic lattice is a0. (a) Sketch the following planes: (i)
(110), (ii) (111), (iii) (220), and (iv) (321). (b) Sketch the following directions: (i) [110], (ii) [111],
(iii) [220], and (iv) [321].
5. (30%) Consider a face-centered cubic lattice. Assume the atoms are hard spheres with the
surfaces of the nearest neighbors touching. Assume the effective radius of the atom is 2.37 Å . (a)
Determine the volume density of atoms in the crystal. (b) Calculate the surface density of atoms
in the (110) plane. (c) Determine the distance between nearest (110) planes.