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Polyhedral Organic Microcrystals: From Cubes to Rhombic Dodecahedra
Author(s) -
Zhang Xiujuan,
Dong Cheng,
Zapien Juan Antonio,
Ismathullakhan Shafiq,
Kang Zhenhui,
Jie Jiansheng,
Zhang Xiaohong,
Chang Jack C.,
Lee ChunSing,
Lee ShuitTong
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200902929
Subject(s) - dodecahedron , crystallography , solubility , range (aeronautics) , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , chemistry , composite material
Many facets : A controlled synthesis results in high‐symmetry small‐molecular organic microcrystals with shapes that range from cubes through truncated cubes to rhombic dodecahedra (see picture). Morphological control was achieved by changes in solubility, which substantially alters the growth rate in the 〈100〉 direction relative to that in the 〈110〉 direction. Changes in morphology also lead to different optical properties of the crystals.