Large CuI crystal growth by evaporation technique and its growth mechanism

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 15; no. 15; pp. 2934 - 2938
• Main Authors: Gao, Pan, Gu, Mu, Liu, Xi, Yang, Cheng-Feng, Zheng, Yan-Qing, Shi, Er-wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Crystal growth; Crystals; Evaporation; Evolution; Nucleation; Programming; Solubility; Solvents

Based on the negative temperature dependence of CuI solubility in acetonitrile solvent, a novel evaporation technique combined with increasing temperature programming was used to grow CuI crystals. It was found that the nucleation and growth of the CuI crystals can be adjusted by changing the temper...