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Interesting growth features in potassium dihydrogen phosphate: unravelling the origin and dynamics of point defects in single crystals
Author(s) -
Bhagavannarayana G.,
Rajesh P.,
Ramasamy P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889810033649
Subject(s) - potassium , crystallographic defect , phosphate , economies of agglomeration , crystallography , crystal growth , crystal (programming language) , chemical physics , potassium phosphate , materials science , dynamics (music) , chemistry , mineralogy , chemical engineering , physics , computer science , metallurgy , biochemistry , organic chemistry , programming language , engineering , acoustics
In a potassium dihydrogen phosphate single crystal grown by the temperature‐lowering technique, some interesting growth features revealing the origin of point defects, their agglomeration and dynamics were observed. High‐resolution X‐ray diffractometry was employed for in‐depth studies of the observed defects. Since the crucial properties of crystal‐based devices are very much influenced by such defects, this is an important experimental finding with respect to improving growth techniques or conditions to avoid such defects.