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Why You Should Care About Crystals
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Aerielle Rodriguez, Rice University
Why are Crystals important for material engineering? This project tested different crystals with varying band gaps in order to demonstrate the relationship between observable optical properties and physical properties of crystals.
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Crystal Viewer Tool Video Demonstration
14 Dec 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Lynn Zentner, Joseph M. Cychosz
This video shows the use of the Crystal Viewer Tool to visualize several material/crystal systems. The examples demonstrated will provide a first-time user with a basic understanding of how the tool works.
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Buckyball C60
16 Apr 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Gerhard Klimeck
A fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, and can take the form of hollow spheres, ellipsoids, or tubes. Spherical fullerenes (often referred to as "buckyballs") are one of the known structurally different form of carbon. C60 are the most common of buckyball structures. …
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Band Structure Lab Demonstration: Bulk Strain
12 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
This video shows an electronic structure calculation of bulk Si using Band Structure Lab. Several powerful features of this tool are demonstrated.
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Crystal Viewer Demonstration: Bravais Lattices
12 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley
This video shows the exploration of several crystal structures using the Crystal Viewer tool. Several powerful features of this tool are demonstrated.
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Crystal Viewer Demonstration: Bravais Lattices 2
12 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley
This video shows the exploration of several crystal structures using the Crystal Viewer tool. Several powerful features of this tool are demonstrated
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Crystal Viewer Demonstration: Various Crystal Systems
12 Jun 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley
This video shows the use of the Crystal Viewer Tool to visualize several crystal systems, including Si, GaAs, C60 Buckyball, and a carbon nanotube. Crystal systems are rotated in 3D, zoomed in and out, and the lattice style changes from sticks and balls to lines to spheres.