Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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calcium oxalate

 

BHAGAT ABHIJEET CHAKRAPANI

Cobalt Niobate This crystal was grown via the optical floating zone method. two sides consisted of perfectly flat facets, with a spiral-like structure on the other two faces. The tip is a polycrystal resulting from the termination of the floating zone and cooling.

 

Timothy Munsie

Cadmium Sulphide as-grown crystal of cadmium sulphide

 

Giovanni Attolini

Rutile Optical image of straw-like rutile monocrystals

 

Andrea Bloise

TIPS-Pentacene Crystal formation of solution-processed TIPS Pentacene semiconductor blend as part of organic transistor structure

 

Sheida Faraji

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