1. Amorphous
- random
2. Poly-crystalline
- local uniform arrangements
3. Crystalline (or single crystal)
- uniform structure
- predominantly used in semiconductors
Amorphous and poly-crystalline semiconductors have applications in thin-film transistors used in LCDs
[[Crystals]] = [[Bravais Lattice]] + [[basis]]
![[crystal_basis.png]]
Two-atom basis allows:
- Diamond structure
- two of the same atom
- Zinc blende structure
- same structure as diamond
- two different atoms
- Wurtzite structure
- hexagonal Bravais lattice