Abstract
Crystal polymorph of glycine is controlled by tuning the power of a linearly polarized continuous wave 1064-nm laser beam. Upon focusing the beam to the air/solution interface of a supersaturated glycine/D2O solution, its single crystal is spatiotemporally formed at a focal spot within a few seconds to a few tens of seconds. Fourier transform infrared measurement and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis of the fabricated single crystal reveal that two polymorphs of α- and γ-forms are prepared depending on the laser power. The probability of γ-form preparation, which is not available under ambient conditions, arises up to 50% at 1.3 W laser power after an objective lens. The mechanism of the polymorph control is discussed in view of both photon pressure and local temperature elevation due to laser irradiation at the focal spot.
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