Almost all solids with the exception of amorphous solids and glasses have periodic arrays of atoms which form a crystal lattice. The existence of the periodic crystal lattice in solid materials provid...Almost all solids with the exception of amorphous solids and glasses have periodic arrays of atoms which form a crystal lattice. The existence of the periodic crystal lattice in solid materials provides a medium for characteristic vibrations. Between the lattice spacing, there are quantized vibrational modes called a phonon. The study of phonon is an important part of solid state physics.
Almost all solids with the exception of amorphous solids and glasses have periodic arrays of atoms which form a crystal lattice. The existence of the periodic crystal lattice in solid materials provid...Almost all solids with the exception of amorphous solids and glasses have periodic arrays of atoms which form a crystal lattice. The existence of the periodic crystal lattice in solid materials provides a medium for characteristic vibrations. Between the lattice spacing, there are quantized vibrational modes called a phonon. The study of phonon is an important part of solid state physics.
