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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Jörg Lenzlinger 6 Gerda Steiner

lithium chloride monohydrate dendritic growth of LiCl•H2O from aqueous solution - shearing interference microscope image

 

Leonard J. Soltzberg

Lutetium Aluminum Garnet activated by Cerium 1mm diameter Ce:LuAG of 70mm long

 

Sara Faraj

Bismuth Zinc Borate Non centrosymmetric Bismuth Zinc Borate Bi2ZnB2O7, a member of the Melilite group grown by Czochralski along [001]. The congruently melting (695°C) compound was pulled from a high viscous melt with a translation rate of 0.2 mm/h.

 

Manfred Burianek

Crystal of Tutton salt family Crystal of Tutton salt family with chemical formula K2Ni(SO4)2.6H2O.

 

TIAGO DE SOUSA PACHECO

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