Application of solution techniques for rapid growth of organic crystals

• Published in: Journal of crystal growth Vol. 314; no. 1; pp. 163 - 170
• Main Authors: Zaitseva, Natalia, Carman, Leslie, Glenn, Andrew, Newby, Jason, Faust, Michelle, Hamel, Sebastien, Cherepy, Nerine, Payne, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: A1. Supersaturated solutions; A2. Single crystal growth; Aromatic compounds; B1. Organic compounds; B2. Scintillator materials; B3. Neutron detection; B3. Pulse shape discrimination; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Crystal growth; Crystals; Evaporation; Exact sciences and technology; Hydrocarbons; Materials science; Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth; Organic crystals; Physics; Reduction; Single crystals; Theory and models of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth, crystal morphology and orientation; Toluene; B3. Pulse shape discrimination; A1. Supersaturated solutions; B3. Neutron detection; B1. Organic compounds; A2. Single crystal growth; B2. Scintillator materials; Crystal growth; Growth rate; Toluene; Hydrocarbons; Evaporation; Aromatics; Monocrystals; Calcium nitride; Supersaturated solution; High energy; Growth mechanism; Organic compounds
• ISSN: 0022-0248; 1873-5002
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.139

Single crystals of a pure hydrocarbon, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, with properties suitable for high-energy neutron detection were grown from toluene solutions using slow evaporation and temperature reduction methods with growth rates up to 10 mm/day. Application of the rapid growth technique developed earlier for growth of large water-soluble crystals shows that crystals of aromatic compounds can be successfully grown from solutions in large volumes required for their use as scintillator materials for radiation detection.