The Growth and Properties of Guanylurea Hydrogen Phosphite Crystal

Crystallography Reports - Aqueous solutions of guanylurea hydrogen phosphite (GUHP) have been synthesized. The temperature dependence of equilibrium GUHP concentration in water was obtained. The...     

On Reasons for Anomalies of Properties in a Series of Mixed K2CoxNi1–x(SO4)2 · 6H2O Crystals

The microhardness and thermal stability of mixed K₂Co_xNi_1–x(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O crystals have been studied for the {110} and {001} growth sectors. Maxima of the onset temperature of dehydration have been found at x ≈ 0.1 and x ≈ 0.9. The structure of the {110} and {001} growth sectors has been studied. The observed changes in the properties have been attributed to the degree of imperfection of crystals depending on their sectoral inhomogeneity.

     

A study of the mechanisms of defect formation in K2Ni(SO4)2 · 6H2O/K2Co(SO4)2 · 6H2O bicrystals grown from aqueous solutions

The K₂Co(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O-K₂Ni(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O system has been studied, and a series of K₂Ni(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O/K₂Co(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O bicrystals have been grown. The processes of defect formation at the substrate/layer interface K₂Co(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O/K₂Ni(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O are studied by probe microanalysis, X-ray topography, and optical microscopy. It is found that inclusions and threading dislocations are formed at the interface, due to which elastic stresses relax in the crystal. Nickel is nonuniformly distributed in the layer; its concentration decreases with an increase in the layer thickness, which is indicative of substrate dissolution in the initial stage of interaction. A way for the elastic mismatch stresses to relax in heterostructures of brittle crystals obtained from solutions at low temperatures is proposed which implies the formation of inclusions at the substrate/layer interface. Original Russian Text ? M.S. Grigor’eva, A.é. Voloshin, E.B. Rudneva, V.L. Manomenova, S.N. Khakhanov, V.Ya. Shklover, 2009, published in Kristallografiya, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 679–687.     

Some Properties of NiCl2 · 6H2O Single Crystals

Physics of the Solid State - A single crystal of nickel chloride hexahydrate has been grown by isothermal evaporation of a saturated aqueous solution. The transmission-spectrum parameters and...     

Growth and Study of Properties of Mixed Crystals (NH4)2NixCo1 –x(SO4)2 · 6H2O

Crystallography Reports - Mixed crystals (NH4)2NixCo1 –x(SO4)2 · 6H2O have been grown from aqueous solutions of different compositions by reducing the solution temperature in two growth...     

Crystal growth and properties of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>Ni(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> · 6H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (RNSH)

Large single crystals of rubidium nickel hexahydrate Rb₂Ni(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O (RNSH) of optical quality were grown for the first time. The atomic structure of RNSH crystals was refined. A comparative analysis of the crystal structures of (M ¹⁺)₂Ni(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O, where M ¹⁺ is K, Rb, or Cs, was performed. The solubility curve of RNSH in water was measured. The optical and thermogravimetric properties of RNSH were investigated. The internal defect structure of RNSH crystals was studied by X-ray topography.     

Study of the Fracture Toughness of K2NixCo(1 – x)(SO4)2 · 6H2O Crystals in Dependence of the Growth Direction and Rate

Crystallography Reports - K2Ni(SO4)2 · 6H2O (KNSH), K2Co(SO4)2 · 6H2O (KCSH), and K2NixCo(1&nbsp;–&nbsp;x)(SO4)2 · 6H2O (KCNSH) crystals have been grown by traditional...     

Effect of growth conditions on the functional properties of K2Co(SO4)2·6H2O crystals

K₂Co(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O single crystals of optical quality have been grown and the effect of solution pH on their solubility and transmission spectra has been investigated. A kinetic growth curve is obtained for the (110) face and the onset temperature of dehydration is established for single-crystal samples. The structural quality of single crystals grown at different supersaturations is analyzed.     

The Study of KCSH Crystals Grown from Aqueous Solutions by Accelerated Technique

Crystallography Reports - Potassium cobalt sulfate hexahydrate (K2Co(SO4)2 · 6H2O, KCSH) crystals have been grown at a supersaturation σ in the range of 2–8.1%. The optimal...     

Study of the Radial Heterogeneity and Mosaic Microheterogeneity in KCNSH Mixed Crystals

Crystallography Reports - Mixed crystals of potassium?cobalt sulfate hexahydrate/potassium?nickel sulfate hexahydrate (K2Co(SO4)2 · 6H2O/K2Ni(SO4)2 · 6H2O (KCNSH)) have been...