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On the nature of growth hillocks on sodium chlorate crystals
Author(s) -
Szurgot Jadwiga,
Szurgot Marian
Publication year - 1994
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.2170290611
Subject(s) - hillock , nucleation , dislocation , sodium chlorate , crystallography , materials science , aqueous solution , chemical physics , chemistry , mineralogy , composite material , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Optical examination of as‐grown {100} surfaces of sodium chlorate crystals grown from aqueous solution revealed the presence of elliptical growth hillocks. The hillocks were present on both enantiomorphous forms and originated from dislocations, inclusions, and microcrystals attached to the growing surface. The value of the surface entropy factor equal to 4.55 at 313 K suggests that crystals grow via/or with the participation of dislocation mechanism, and the hillocks are dislocation growth centers. Compound mechanism controlled growth of some crystals because edge nucleation and dislocation centers operated simultaneously on the same surfaces.