Semi-conductor Physics

Arrangement of Electrons in an Atom

Shapes of Orbitals:
 Crystal Structure of diamond (C, Si, Ge, Sn)Atomic positions in the cubic cell projected on a
face

The diamond structure can be described
as two interpenetrating fcc lattices whose
second lattice is displaced along the body
diagonal by ¼ of its length. That is, the
fcc space lattice consists of a basis with
two identical atoms at (000) and (¼ ¼
The positions of the atoms can easily be
understood from this picture. The white
spheres correspond to atomic positions
on one fcc lattice, while the black
spheres correspond to atoms on the
second fcc lattice.
The Zinc-Blende crystal structure. The structure is very
similar to the diamond structure except the second fcc
lattice consists of a different type of atom. This is a very
common crystal structure for binary semiconductor
structures shown in the table below:
Material a (Å)
GaAs 5.65
ZnSe 5.65
AlAs 5.66
ZnS 5.41
AlP 5.45
GaP 5.45
InSb 6.46
HCP
Chalcopyrite structure