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Urea Crystals Grown by Physical Vapour Transport

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

C. Paorici
Affiliation:
University of Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy
L. Zanotti
Affiliation:
MASPEC Institute, Via Chiavari 18/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
M. Zha
Affiliation:
MASPEC Institute, Via Chiavari 18/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
P. Franzosi
Affiliation:
MASPEC Institute, Via Chiavari 18/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Abstract

A new facility for growing single crystals of urea by physical vapour transport in effusive cells is reported. The best crystals, as characterised by X-ray diffraction topography, are largely dislocation-free and do not contain microprocipitates.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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