Examples of artificially grown crystals
lithium chloride monohydrate
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| dendritic growth of LiCl•H2O from aqueous solution - shearing interference microscope image |
Crystal details |
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| Compound name | lithium chloride monohydrate |
| Formula | LiCl•H2O |
| Dimensions | long dimension of photo = 0.4mm |
| Mass | |
| Colour | colorless - interference optics produce the color |
| Keywords | inorg |
Growth conditions |
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| Technique | shearing interference microscopy |
| Temperature | rapid cooling 328 to 293 K |
| Pressure | |
| Growth rate | |
| Solvent | |
| Doping procedure | |
| Keywords | sol |
Comments |
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| Application(s) | We used this system, among others, in studying crystal morphology and dendritic crystallization. |
| Link(s) | Acta Cryst (1992) A48, 457-461. (LiCl•H2O) |
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