Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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trithiocarbonate pyrrolidinium This picture was captured with a optic microscope. The molecule is a new ionic liquid complexe.

 

Noel Pinaud

dysprosium scandate Rare earth scandates are grown by the Czochralski method. The melting points are beyond 2000C

 

Detlef Klimm

Cobalt Niobate This crystal was grown via the optical floating zone method. two sides consisted of perfectly flat facets, with a spiral-like structure on the other two faces. The tip is a polycrystal resulting from the termination of the floating zone and cooling.

 

Timothy Munsie

Dysprosium Titanate A crystal of Dysprosium Titanate grown in an optical floating zone furnace. The characteristics of the material were not deviated through the entire growth. The colour of the crystal is an example of the colour centre problem.

 

Timothy Munsie

cadmiumsulphurseleinide as-grown crystals of CdSxSe1-x

 

Giovanni Attolini

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