Showing papers in "Journal of Crystal Growth in 2005"

TL;DR: In this paper, a derivation of an equation for the crystallization pressure based on the chemical potentials of the loaded and the unloaded faces of a growing crystal is provided, which is compared to other equations available in the literature and different approaches are discussed in detail.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of Ca2+ ions on the precipitation of struvite was investigated in aqueous solutions containing Mg2+, NH4+, and PO43− ions in a molar ratio 1:2:2 at room temperature and constant pH.

TL;DR: In this article, a thermodynamically consistent equation for the calculation of the pressure generated during crystal growth in porous materials is provided, which makes use of an equation derived previously (paper I of this series) which is based on the chemical potentials of loaded and unloaded surfaces of confined crystals in porous material.

TL;DR: The formation of high-density ZnO nanorods has been achieved by a vapor-solid growth mechanism using metallic zinc powder and oxygen gas as source materials for zinc and oxygen, respectively as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The inner structure of fractured vaterite spheres exhibit the radiating pattern characteristic for spherulitic crystal growth as mentioned in this paper, which disproves the nano-aggregation mechanism, and it would take supersaturation values, orders of magnitude higher, to obtain the particle numbers required for the proposed nanoaggregation process.

TL;DR: In this paper, post-deposition annealing treatment in hydrogen atmosphere for potential transparent conductive oxide (TCO) applications was carried out at 573 K for compatibility with typical display device fabrication processes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of ultrasound on primary nucleation by measuring the induction time and metastable zone width of roxithromycin and found that ultrasound has a significant effect on reducing the induction times and increasing the nucleation rate.

TL;DR: In this article, single-phase wurtzite Zn1−xMgxO alloy films with 0.45x=0.45 were successfully grown on (1 − 1 − 1)-oriented Si substrates by molecular beam epitaxy.

TL;DR: In this paper, the specific geometry of the close packing of chalcogen atoms using a new software for ionic radius calculation and experimental study of the evaporation reveal features of the thermal behavior of LiMX 2 crystals with M=Al, In, Ga, and X=S, Se, Te.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel crystal growth method has been established for the growth of single crystal with selective orientation at room temperature using volatile solvent, the saturated solution containing the material to be crystallized was taken in an ampoule and allowed to crystallize by slow solvent evaporation assisted with a ring heater.

TL;DR: In this paper, single crystalline TiO 2 nanowires have been successfully grown on alumina substrates using a high-frequency (350-KHz) dielectric heater at 1050-°C by a two-step of thermal evaporation method without using any catalyst.

TL;DR: In this article, the formation of one-dimensional (1D) Fe3O4 nanostructures could be attributed to ethylenediamine, and the benzene used in this study is important to prevent ferrous ion to be oxygenated by oxygen in air.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural, optical and electrical properties of the as-grown films were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electronic microscopy, transmittance spectrometry, and Hall effect measurement.

TL;DR: The submerged arc nanosynthesis system for preparing Cu-based nanofluids with different morphologies and using various dielectric liquids has been developed in this paper, where pure copper is selected as the electrode as well as the workpiece material.

TL;DR: In this article, a hexagonal wurtzite structure and preferentially oriented in the (0.0.2) crystallographic direction was used to obtain polycrystalline ZnO:Ga films.

TL;DR: In this article, high quality Ce 3+ -doped Y 3 Al 5 O 12 (YAG:Ce 3+ ) phosphors were synthesized by a facile sol-gel combustion method.

TL;DR: In this paper, the As 4 flux intensity during the crystallization of Ga droplets into GaAs is changed, resulting in the shape control from dot to ring, which exhibits clear photoluminescence emission up to room temperature.

TL;DR: In this paper, the optical band gap values of Cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films of different thicknesses were estimated and reported and reported in the range of wavelength 400-2500nm and the optical transition has been found to be direct.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the significant progress that has occurred in PV materials and devices research over the past 30 years, focusing on the advances in crystal growth and materials research, and examines the challenges to reaching the ultimate potential of current generation (crystalline silicon), next-generation (thin films and concentrators), and future-generation PV technologies.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural properties of Ge thick films grown directly onto Si(0, 0, 1) substrates using a production-compatible reduced pressure-chemical vapor deposition system were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the quantum efficiency of thin-disc active media with high RE-dopant concentrations and high thermal conductivity are required for the construction of thindisc lasers.

TL;DR: In this article, a new nonlinear optical material, l -alanine acetate (l -AlAc), has been synthesized by the slow cooling method, which exhibits better thermal and mechanical stability with improved optical properties.

TL;DR: In this article, the critical thickness for cracking was increased to at least 2 μ m by introducing a thick, graded AlGaN buffer layer, which provided a reliable diffusion barrier to avoid meltback etching.

TL;DR: In this article, the CaCO3 particles were prepared by passing the mixed gas (CO2/N2) into CaCl2 solution, and the effect of flow rate and CO2 content on the phase and morphology of precipitated Ca CO3 was investigated with the help of SEM and XRD measurements.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new type of flower-like ZnO nanostructure was prepared on a large scale through a very simple solvothermal method, and the growth mechanism of the nanoflowers was discussed based on the reaction conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, four kinds of amino acids, such as l -Cystine (l -Cys), l -Tyrosine ( l -Tyr), dl -Aspartic Acid (dl-Asp), l-Lysine (Lys) and the mixed systems of l-Tyr (or l -Lys)/Mg 2+, were used as effective modifiers to mediate the crystallization of CaCO 3.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model for vapor-solid (VS) growth mechanism of ZnO nanowires was presented, and the as-grown nanostructures are highly crystalline in nature and preferably grown along the [0, 0,0,1] direction.

TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt was made to enhance the bioresorbability of hydroxyapatite (HA) by controlling its particle size to nano/submicron level.

TL;DR: Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) nanoflowers of uniform morphology and size have been prepared by a simple hydrothermal reaction of MgCl2 and CO(NH2)2, without any organic additive or catalyst as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discussed the applicability of this mechanism to the nucleation of ordered solid phases: crystals, or linear, planar, branched, or otherwise ordered aggregates, of proteins and small-molecule materials from solution.