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Reciprocal space (also called k-space) provides a way to visualize the results of the Fourier transform of a spatial function. It is similar in role to the frequency domain arising from the Fourier transform of a time dependent function; reciprocal space is a space over which the Fourier transform of a spatial function is represented at spatial frequencies or wavevectors of plane waves of the ...
The Laue equations can be written as = = as the condition of elastic wave scattering by a crystal lattice, where is the scattering vector, , are incoming and outgoing wave vectors (to the crystal and from the crystal, by scattering), and is a crystal reciprocal lattice vector.
For example, in a crystal's k-space, there is an infinite set of points called the reciprocal lattice which are "equivalent" to k = 0 (this is analogous to aliasing). Likewise, the " first Brillouin zone " is a finite volume of k -space, such that every possible k is "equivalent" to exactly one point in this region.
The translation vectors define the nodes of Bravais lattice. The lengths of principal axes/edges, of unit cell and angles between them are lattice constants, also called lattice parameters or cell parameters. The symmetry properties of crystal are described by the concept of space groups. [1]
In a one-dimensional lattice the number of reciprocal lattice vectors that determine the bands in an energy interval is limited to two when the energy rises. In two and three dimensional lattices the number of reciprocal lattice vectors that determine the free electron bands E n ( k ) {\displaystyle E_{n}(\mathbf {k} )} increases more rapidly ...
The size of the Ewald's sphere and hence the number of diffraction spots on the screen is controlled by the incident electron energy. From the knowledge of the reciprocal lattice models for the real space lattice can be constructed and the surface can be characterized at least qualitatively in terms of the surface periodicity and the point group.
The reciprocal lattices (dots) and corresponding first Brillouin zones of (a) square lattice and (b) hexagonal lattice. In mathematics and solid state physics , the first Brillouin zone (named after Léon Brillouin ) is a uniquely defined primitive cell in reciprocal space .
Examples of determining indices for a plane using intercepts with axes; left (111), right (221) There are two equivalent ways to define the meaning of the Miller indices: [1] via a point in the reciprocal lattice, or as the inverse intercepts along the lattice vectors.