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Growth and characterisation of Na 3 Sb 2 F 9 single crystals
Author(s) -
Benet Charles J.,
Sivakumar K.,
Gnanam F. D.
Publication year - 1990
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.2170251105
Subject(s) - indentation hardness , evaporation , single crystal , crystallography , materials science , diffraction , vickers hardness test , analytical chemistry (journal) , crystal growth , crystal (programming language) , chemistry , optics , thermodynamics , microstructure , physics , chromatography , programming language , computer science
Optically clear single crystals of Na 3 Sb 2 F 9 have been grown from solution by slow evaporation technique at constant temperature. Crystals of sizes upto 30 × 8 × 8 mm have been grown in a period of three months. Vickers microhardness measurements have been carried out on these crystals. Attempts have also been made to understand the nature of the cracks developed around the microindentation. Single crystal X‐ray diffraction studies have been carried out and cell parameters are determined.