Growth of large naphthalene and anthracene single-crystal sheets at the liquid–air interface

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377451503013X· OSTI ID:22472234

Chertopalov, S. V. ^[1]

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1. Donetsk National University (Ukraine)

The growth of organic single crystals of naphthalene (C{sub 10}H{sub 8}) and anthracene (C{sub 14}H{sub 10}) at the liquid‒air interface from a mixture of solvents has been investigated. The growth technique used in the study makes it possible to obtain single-crystal sheets up to 10 mm in size for 24 h. The surface morphology and structure of the crystals have been analyzed by optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. C{sub 10}H{sub 8} and C{sub 14}H{sub 10} single crystals grow coplanarly along the (001) plane. A thermodynamic model of the flat-crystal nucleus formation at the liquid‒air interface, based on the analysis of the change in the free Gibbs energy, is considered.

• OSTI ID: 22472234
• Journal Information: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 60, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
AIR
ANTHRACENE
FREE ENTHALPY
INTERFACES
LIQUIDS
MONOCRYSTALS
MORPHOLOGY
NAPHTHALENE
OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
SHEETS
SOLVENTS
SURFACES
THERMODYNAMICS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION