Examples of artificially grown crystals
Rutile
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| Optical image of straw-like rutile monocrystals |
Crystal details |
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| Compound name | Rutile |
| Formula | TiO2 |
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| Colour | Orange |
| Keywords | inorg; oxide |
Growth conditions |
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| Technique | flux crystal growth |
| Temperature | 1623 K |
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| Keywords | melt |
Comments |
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| Application(s) | Rutile nanotubes often arranged in arrays to form meso-macroporous sieves, are useful for several technological applications such as gas sensors, photovoltaic applications, catalysis, immobilization of biomolecules, bone-tissue fabrication, and composite reinforcement. |
| Link(s) | https://getinfo.de/app/Flux-growth-of-straw-like-rutile-monocrystals/id/BLSE%3ARN224034750; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crat.200711069/abstract |
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