Examples of artificially grown crystals

silver iodobromide 

AgBr0.9I0.1 tabular grain, (111) face, with dislocations and strain fields
[Contributed by Tom Blanton on 27 Nov 2013]          

Crystal details

Compound name silver iodobromide
Formula AgBr0.9I0.1
Dimensions 3 x 3 x 3 microns
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Keywords inorg

Growth conditions

Technique Photographic X-ray film
Temperature 313K K
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Keywords sol

Comments

Application(s) Tabular silver halide grains find application in traditional photographic film applications. Iodide is added to AgBr to enhance light capture and photo processing. In this example, nonuniform distribution of iodide in the grain led to excessive defect generation.
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