Brillouin zone

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concept in solid state physics
gptkbp:appliesTo periodic structures
gptkbp:defines Wigner-Seitz cell in reciprocal space
gptkbp:describes reciprocal space in crystals
gptkbp:dimensions same as crystal lattice
gptkbp:firstBrillouinZone region closest to origin in reciprocal lattice
gptkbp:firstDefined gptkb:Léon_Brillouin
gptkbp:form Fourier analysis in crystals
gptkbp:higherOrderZones regions further from origin in reciprocal lattice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brillouin zone
gptkbp:importantFor electronic properties of solids
Fermi surface analysis
phonon dispersion
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Léon_Brillouin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bloch's_theorem
reciprocal lattice
energy bands
gptkbp:usedIn condensed matter physics
crystallography
band structure calculations
gptkbp:visualizes polyhedron in reciprocal space
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Léon_Brillouin
gptkb:Wigner–Seitz_cell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5