MS3290 - Crystallography - I (Elective 2019 Jan - Apr)

The topics that would be covered are:

- Basics of Crystallography

- Point groups and space

groups,

- Symmetry operations.

- Thinking in the Reciprocal Space

- Mathematical formulations and diffraction techniques.

- Building the crystal structure and simulating the corresponding diffraction patterns.

Reference Texts:

1) C. Hammond - The basics of crystallography and diffraction

2) Marc de Graef - Structure of Materials: An introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry