Abstract
Crystal growth from aqueous solutions was phenomenologically studied through solubility, densitiy, thermal conductivity, refractive index, infrared absorption spectra of solutions, partial molar volume, molar polarizability, proton resonance, diffusion coefficient of solute in the solution and equilibrium sedimentation by ultracentrifuge. The concentration and temperature gradient around crystals growing in a two-dimensional cell were measured at the growth interface, and the growth rate of the crystals was found to be proportional to the normal component of those gradients. However, the rate is governed more effectively by the concentration gradient, because the diffusion constant of the solute is about 10 -3 times smaller than the thermal diffusivity. Under an assumption that the growth unit of a crystal from an aqueous solution is crystalline mono-molecular, the diffusion constant obtained from the ratio of the growth rate to the concentration gradient is in a good agreement with the diffusion constant of the solute in the solution obtained by ordinarily used methods.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
