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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Curcumin Turmeric Flowers

 

Aditya Bahrgava

lithium chloride monohydrate dendritic growth of LiCl•H2O from aqueous solution - shearing interference microscope image

 

Leonard J. Soltzberg

Lutetium Aluminum Garnet activated by Cerium Six Ce:LuAG fibers grown by the Micro Pulling Down technique: 2mm in diameter 230 mm in length 0.15% Cerium

 

Sara Faraj

Silicon dioxide Silicon oxide nanowires grown from the same seed particle forming a nanostructure with spider-like shape

 

Marco Negri and Paola Lagonegro

TIPS-Pentacene Crystal formation of solution-processed TIPS Pentacene semiconductor blend as part of organic transistor structure

 

Sheida Faraji

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