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Hopper‐Like Single Crystals of Sodium Chloride Grown at the Interface of Metastable Water Droplets
Author(s) -
Zhang Jian,
Zhang Shudong,
Wang Zhenyang,
Zhang Zhongping,
Wang Shuangshuang,
Wang Suhua
Publication year - 2011
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.201101704
Subject(s) - metastability , crystallization , sodium , crystallography , materials science , sodium caseinate , chloride , chemical engineering , interface (matter) , chemical physics , chemistry , chromatography , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , metallurgy , gibbs isotherm , engineering
Plain cubes are passé : Hopper‐like single crystals of NaCl and KCl are successfully formed at the interface of metastable water microdroplets; these crystals then self‐assemble (see picture). The growth mechanism and method for controlling the crystallization of the water‐soluble species are proposed.