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Etching and Dissolution Mechanism of Cadmium Oxalate Trihydrate Crystals
Author(s) -
Arora S.K.,
Abraham Tomy
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170170416
Subject(s) - dissolution , dislocation , etching (microfabrication) , crystal (programming language) , oxalate , crystallography , substructure , cadmium , chemistry , materials science , isotropic etching , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , structural engineering , layer (electronics) , engineering , computer science , programming language
Dislocation etching and dissolution of gel‐grown cadmium oxalate trihydrate crystals are carried out using different etchants. The study revealed the existence of dislocation network in the body of the crystal and shallow dislocation loops in the substructure. Faster dissolution of the crystal at elevated temperatures revealed that the rate of dissolution in the initial part of the dissolution time is much lesser, which increases fast to attain a steady value. This observation is related to the available specific surface area of the crystal.