The subject of this paper is an analysis of the kinetic conditions corresponding to changes in habits of 2D crystal depending on time-constant growth rates of individual faces. Such analysis is possible based on the previously derived set of equations describing different quantities, for example the rate of changes in size of a given face. Applying this set of equations to exemplary chosen crystal obtained artificially-potassium bichromate proves that the presented formulae may be used as a tool for precise crystal growth process analysis and can help in better understanding the physical background of many phenomena encountered during crystal growth process and influencing crystal morphologies.

Date Published: 24 March 1999
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 3724, International Conference on Solid State Crystals '98: Single Crystal Growth, Characterization, and Applications, (24 March 1999); doi: 10.1117/12.342979

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3724:
International Conference on Solid State Crystals '98: Single Crystal Growth, Characterization, and Applications
Andrzej Majchrowski; Jerzy Zielinski, Editor(s)