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A Strategy for Retrospectively Mapping the Growth History of a Crystal
Author(s) -
Palmer Benjamin A.,
Harris Kenneth D. M.,
Guillaume François
Publication year - 2010
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.201000952
Subject(s) - crystal (programming language) , crystal growth , raman spectroscopy , materials science , confocal , crystallography , chemistry , computer science , optics , physics , programming language
Like the rings of a tree : A novel strategy is presented that yields insights on crystal growth processes from retrospective analysis of crystals recovered at the end of the process. The strategy is based on systems in which the composition of the growing crystal surfaces varies during crystal growth, while the crystal structure remains constant. The compositional distribution in the crystal is monitored using confocal Raman microspectrometry (see picture).