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Technique for Measuring the Rate of Growth of Crystals from Solutions in Dependence on the Degree of Supersaturation at Low Supersaturations
Author(s) -
Bennema P.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19660170210
Subject(s) - supersaturation , degree (music) , crystal (programming language) , growth rate , thermodynamics , function (biology) , crystal growth , chemistry , materials science , crystallography , mathematics , physics , geometry , computer science , acoustics , programming language , evolutionary biology , biology
A technique is developed for the accurate measurement of the rate of growth R of one type of crystallographic face as a function of the relative supersaturation (σ) for low values of R and σ [1]. The growing crystal is suspended from the arm of a balance and hangs in a closed supersaturated solution. The weight of the crystal and the temperature of the supersaturated solution can thus be measured simultaneously. From numerous results taken at different times the (R, σ) relation can be obtained numerically.