Theoretical morphology and growth habit of rubidium hydrogen selenate crystals

• Published in: Journal of crystal growth Vol. 205; no. 4; pp. 584 - 589
• Main Authors: Chen, Jianzhong, Zhuang, Naifeng, Lin, Sukun, Guo, Feiyun, Hu, Xiaolin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Crystal habit; Exact sciences and technology; Growth from solutions; Materials science; Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth; Morphology prediction; Physics; Rubidium hydrogen selenate; Theoretical morphology; Theory and models of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth, crystal morphology and orientation; Theoretical morphology; Morphology prediction; Crystal habit; Rubidium hydrogen selenate; Inorganic compounds; Crystal form; Crystal growth habit; Aqueous solutions; Electrooptical material; Theoretical study; Crystal growth from solutions; Crystal morphology; Rubidium Hydrogenselenates; Quaternary compounds
• ISSN: 0022-0248; 1873-5002
• DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0248(99)00279-1

An approach to study the growth properties of rubidium hydrogen selenate crystals (RHS) is presented. Theoretical morphology of RHS crystal is obtained by applying the Hartman–Perdok theory and computing attachment energies with a better method proposed by Liu Xiang-yang et al., which shows that {1 0 0}, {1 0 1}, { 1 ̄ 0 1}, {0 0 1}, {0 1 1}, {0 1 ̄ 1}, {3 1 0}, { 3 ̄ 1 0}, {1 1 0} and { 1 ̄ 1 0} are F-faces. {2 2 2} and {0 1 0} are S-faces, {6 2 6} and {0 4 2} are K-faces. Finally, a comparison is made between the theoretical morphology and the observed habit grown from aqueous solution.