Estimation of metastable zone width, interfacial energy and growth rates of KTiOPO4 crystallizing from K6P4O13 flux by hot stage microscopy

Nucleation, growth and characterization of LiB3O5 single crystals

“…It is noted from Table 1 that the interfacial energy decreases with the increase of solution temperature. Similar behavior had been experimentally observed in HTS growth of KTP crystal [15]. At the crystallization temperature ($1107 K for LBO/B 2 O 3 , $971 K for LBO/MoO 3 ), the interfacial energy of LBO/B 2 O 3 system is larger than that of LBO/ MoO 3 system; thus, the solubility of LBO in B 2 O 3 flux is lower than that of MoO 3 flux.…”

Growth kinetics of zinc(tris)thiourea sulphate (ZTS) crystals

“…Growth kinetics measurements reveal valuable information about the crystal growth mechanism involved in the growth of the crystal under given conditions. Analysis of the growth kinetics provides essential information for the design of crystallization processes [9]. Hence in this communication, the growth kinetics normal to the prominent faces of ZTS crystals at different supersaturation levels is reported.…”

Total Synthesis of (–)‐Isoamericanin A and (+)‐Isoamericanol A

“…The MSZW can be determined by considering the changes in solution or solid phase properties upon the onset of nucleation, and different properties have been exploited for the detection of the MSZW, such as changes in density, viscosity, conductivity, turbidity, refractive index, etc. Thus, many techniques have been developed for the determination of the MSZW: visual observation using hot‐stage microscopy or bulk video imaging 3, 4; detection of the presence of solid particles using focused beam reflectance measurements (FBRM) 5–8 or a laser nephelometer 9–11; monitoring the solute concentration in the solution by attenuated total reflection‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR‐FTIR) 5–7, 12; ultrasonic velocity measurements 13; and monitoring the electrical conductivity 14, density 15, refractive index 16, or dielectric constant 17.…”