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This teaching and learning package provides an introduction to Brillouin zones in two and three dimensions and is aimed at developing familiarity with Brillouin Zones. It will not cover any specific applications. Brillouin Zones are particularly useful in understanding the electronic and thermal properties of crystalline solids.

	Aims Before you start Introduction Reciprocal lattice vectors Brillouin Zone construction The general case in three dimensions Zone folding Examples of Brillouin Zones in Three Dimensions Summary Questions Going further
You can also view and download the animations from this TLP at CORE-Materials

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First created: August 2006. Last updated: April 2008