GROWTH HILLOCKS ON THE {100} FACES OF L-ARGININE PHOSPHATE MONOHYDRATE SINGLE CRYSTALS INVESTIGATED BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

Y. L. Geng (), D. Xu, D. L. Sun, X. Q. Wang, G. H. Zhang and T. B. Li
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Y. L. Geng: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
D. Xu: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
D. L. Sun: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
X. Q. Wang: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
G. H. Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
T. B. Li: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Insititute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2004, vol. 11, issue 01, 71-75

Abstract: Growth hillocks on the {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate (LAP) single crystals grown at 25°C and at a supersaturation of 0.32 have been discussed. The typical dislocation growth hillocks are lopsided and elongate along thebdirection. The dislocation sources are probably caused by the extra stress field which is introduced by the hollow cavities distributing on the steps and hillocks generated by the two-dimensional nucleus. The elongated shape is due to the characteristic structure of the LAP crystal. Apart from that, the formation of the lopsided growth hillocks is explained by the liquid flow theory.

Keywords: Atomic force microscopy; growth hillocks; crystal structure; nonlinear optical materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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