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Chapter21: The Solid State: Crystals
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The single layer state of graphite is called the graphene layer and is a
honeycomb lattice with hexagonal symmetry. If the distance between
the closest neighbors is a,
(a) Identify the primitive lattice vectors of the structure and draw the
primitive unit cell clearly showing the base atoms.
(b) Determine the first Brillouin region by calculating the purl vectors.
(c) Assuming that the electron density is 7.1010 cm-2, calculate the
two-dimensional free electron Fermi energy for the graphene sheet (in
eV).
Transcribed Image Text:The single layer state of graphite is called the graphene layer and is a honeycomb lattice with hexagonal symmetry. If the distance between the closest neighbors is a, (a) Identify the primitive lattice vectors of the structure and draw the primitive unit cell clearly showing the base atoms. (b) Determine the first Brillouin region by calculating the purl vectors. (c) Assuming that the electron density is 7.1010 cm-2, calculate the two-dimensional free electron Fermi energy for the graphene sheet (in eV).
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