Solid states
name of the chapter: Solid State
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We are mostly surrounded by solids and we use them
more often than liquids and gases. For different
applications, we need solids with widely different
properties. These properties depend upon the nature of
constituent particles and the binding forces operating
between them. Therefore, the study of the structure of solids
is important. The correlation between structure and
properties helps in discovering new solid materials
with desired properties like high-temperature
superconductors, magnetic materials, biodegradable
polymers for packaging, biocompliant solids for surgical
implants, etc.
From our earlier studies, we know that liquids and
gases are called fluids because of their ability to flow.
The fluidity in both of these states is due to the fact that
the molecules are free to move about. On the contrary,
the constituent particles in solids have fixed positions
and can only oscillate about their mean positions. This
explains the rigidity in solids. In crystalline solids, the
constituent particles are arranged in regular patterns.
In this Unit, we shall discuss different possible
arrangements of particles resulting in several types of
structures. The correlation between the nature of
interactions within the constituent particles and several
properties of solids will also be explored. How these
properties get modified due to the structural
imperfections or by the presence of impurities in minute
amounts would also be discussed.
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