Atomistic Modeling of Crystal Nucleation and Growth

Te nucleation and crystal growth

The nucleation and growth of Cd 1~x Zn x Te crystals in a multi-zone vertical Bridgman growth furnace have been observed and measured using in situ eddy current sensor techniques. A two-coil eddy current sensor measured coil impedance changes for multifrequency which were then interpreted using an electromagnetic "nite element analysis. The sensor was used to characterize the initial melting of...

Effect of Different Nucleation and Growth Kinetic Terms on Modeling Results of KNO3 CMSMPR Crystallizer

Principles of Crystal Nucleation and Growth

In the most general sense, biomineralization is a process by which organisms produce materials solutions for their own functional requirements. Because so many biomineral products are derived from an initial solution phase and are either completely crystalline or include crystalline components, an understanding of the physical principles of crystallization from solutions is an important tool fo...

Heterogeneous nucleation and epitaxial crystal growth of magmatic minerals

Electron backscatter diffraction analysis of dendritic clinopyroxene (cpx) forming in rapidly cooled basalt reveals two features that are unexpected for phases growing from a liquid: (1) helical growth about {010}cpx, the crystallographic b-axis, with incremental rotation (up to 0.4° μm–1) within branch segments and large rotational jumps (10°–46°) between closely spaced branch segments, and (2...

Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Laser-Patterned Lines in Glasses

Laser-induced crystallization is a new method for the design and control of the crystallization of glasses and opens a new door in the study of nucleation and crystal growth in glasses. Nonlinear optical Sm-doped β-BaB2O4 (β-BBO) crystal lines were patterned by continuous-wave Yb:YVO4 fiber laser (wavelength 1080 nm) in 8Sm2O3-42BaO-50B2O3 glass as an example, and nucleation and crystal growth ...