Examples of artificially grown crystals
Silicon dioxide
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| Silicon oxide nanowires grown from the same seed particle forming a nanostructure with spider-like shape |
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| Compound name | Silicon dioxide |
| Formula | SiO2 |
| Dimensions | about 1 cubic micrometer |
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| Keywords | inorg; oxide; nano |
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| Technique | Chemical vapour deposition |
| Temperature | 1373 K |
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| Keywords | vapour |
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| Application(s) | Silica nanostrustures are studied for their light emissivity ("Carbon doped SiOx nanowires with large yield white emission" under publication) and as biocompatible funtionalized nanostructures for biomedical treatments. |
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