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MATERIALS AND DESIGN - ME2200

Tutorial 3
Date: 9 February 2018 Time: 4.50 pm to 5.40 pm
1. For the simple cubic unit cell shown in the figure 1 , there are eight identical atoms
with radius R at the corner of the cube, the side length of the cube is a. There is
one interstitial site at the center of the cube.

Figure 1: Interstial in a cubic unit cell

(a) Calculate the radius of the interstitial site. (1 Marks)


(b) In ionic ceramics, do Frenkel defects for anions exist in relatively large concen-
trations? Give reason. (1
Marks)
(c) Calculate the number of vacancies per cubic meter in copper at 270 C. The
energy for vacancy formation is 0.9eV /atom. Furthermore, the density and
atomic weight for Cu are 8.4g/cm and 63.5 g/mol, respectively. Boltzmann
constant=1.38 × 10−23 J/atom − K. (1 Marks)

2. Obtain the 4-index notation for the vectors in HCP crystals in the figure 2. (2
Marks)

1
Figure 2: HCP crystal

3. Draw the planes for HCP crystals for the following 4-index notation. (2 Marks)

(a) (12̄10).
(b) (0001).
(c) (011̄0).
(d) (101̄0).

4. Draw a unit cell of zinc blende crystal structure and explicitly mention the salient
features of the lattice.
rc
(a) Determine the minimum and maximum limits of cation to anion ratio ra
assum-
ing the possible coordination numbers are 4,6 and 8. (2
Marks)
rc +
(b) In case of ZnS, rationalize the higher value of ( ra ) . (rZn2 = 74pm, rS 2− =
184pm). (1 Marks)
(c) Calculate the theoretical density of ZnS. atomic weight of zinc and sulphide are
AZn = 65.38amu, AS = 32.06 amu. (1 Marks)

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