Surface structure change of a crystal in solution

Kinetic roughening and step free energy in the solid-on-solid model and on naphthalene crystals

“…This idea is supported by experiments described elsewhere (Elwenspoek er al 1986) which show that CT, becomes very large if naphthalene grows from solutions, the solvent of which does not consist of molecules containing benzene rings (acetone, hexane, etc). Similar observations on biphenyl and naphthalene crystals are due to Podolinsky and Drykin (1983).…”

Growth mechanism of large-size anthracene single crystals grown by a solution technique

“…Since the first report about anthracene single crystals in 1948 [4], growth methodology studies of anthracene single crystals were mainly focused on the Bridgman-Stockbarger technique [5][6][7][8] and the physical vapor transfer method [9][10][11][12]. Anthracene single crystals were prepared by the solution method for the first time in 1958 [13][14][15]. In 2007, Li et al [16] had obtained large-size anthracene single crystals from solution and thought that the surface tension of solvents and the interactions between crystals and solvents have important effects on the surface roughness and geometrical shape of crystals.…”

Morphological Structure and Optical Property of Anthracene Single Crystals Grown from Solution

“…18) Later, growth methodology studies of anthracene single crystals were mainly focused on the vertical Bridgmann technique 19,20) and physical vapor method. 21,22) However, because anthracene single crystals were prepared by the solution method for the first time in 1958, 23) little effort 24) was made to clarify the growth mechanism of organic crystals in solution and the effect of solvents on the morphologies of the crystals. In this paper, some basic studies for a deeper understanding of the interactions between solvents and crystals have been carried out to determine a common direction for organic crystal growth.…”