Growth Mechanisms and Defects in Si Layers Grown on SiO2 by Bridging (Lateral Seeded) Epitaxy

The growth of mica polytypes as studied by conventional and high-resolution TEM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100074690 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 174-177

Author(s):

A. Baronnet ◽

M. Amouric

Keyword(s):

Water Pressure ◽

Point Of View ◽

Temperature Fields ◽

Natural Occurrence ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Long Period ◽

High Resolution Tem ◽

Layer Stacking ◽

Experimental Works ◽

Potential Use

The origin of mica polytypes has long been a challenging problem for crystal- lographers, mineralogists and petrologists. From the petrological point of view, interest in this field arose from the potential use of layer stacking data to furnish further informations about equilibrium and/or kinetic conditions prevailing during the crystallization of the widespread mica-bearing rocks. From the compilation of previous experimental works dealing with the occurrence domains of the various mica "polymorphs" (1Mr, 1M, 2M1, 2M2 and 3T) within water-pressure vs temperature fields, it became clear that most of these modifications should be considered as metastable for a fixed mica species. Furthermore, the natural occurrence of long-period (or complex) polytypes could not be accounted for by phase considerations. This highlighted the need of a more detailed kinetic approach of the problem and, in particular, of the role growth mechanisms of basal faces could play in this crystallographic phenomenon.

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Crystal structure images of large gold clusters and growing crystals by HRTEM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010011218x ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

pp. 428-429

Author(s):

L.R. Wallenberg ◽

J.-O. Bovin ◽

G. Schmid

Keyword(s):

Crystal Structure ◽

Nucleation And Growth ◽

Close Packing ◽

Gold Clusters ◽

Molecular Weight Determination ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Starting Point ◽

Different Types ◽

Nucleation And Growth Mechanisms ◽

Points Of View

Metallic clusters are interesting from various points of view, e.g. as a mean of spreading expensive catalysts on a support, or following heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic events. It is also possible to study nucleation and growth mechanisms for crystals with the cluster as known starting point.Gold-clusters containing 55 atoms were manufactured by reducing (C6H5)3PAuCl with B2H6 in benzene. The chemical composition was found to be Au9.2[P(C6H5)3]2Cl. Molecular-weight determination by means of an ultracentrifuge gave the formula Au55[P(C6H5)3]Cl6 A model was proposed from Mössbauer spectra by Schmid et al. with cubic close-packing of the 55 gold atoms in a cubeoctahedron as shown in Fig 1. The cluster is almost completely isolated from the surroundings by the twelve triphenylphosphane groups situated in each corner, and the chlorine atoms on the centre of the 3x3 square surfaces. This gives four groups of gold atoms, depending on the different types of surrounding.

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A TEM study of the microstructure of avian eggshells

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100130146 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 1102-1103

Author(s):

S. Q. Xiao ◽

S. Baden ◽

A. H. Heuer

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Nucleation And Growth ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Shell Surface ◽

Thin Sections ◽

Polycrystalline Metals ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Nucleation And Growth Mechanisms

The avian eggshell is one of the most rapidly mineralizing biological systems known. In situ, 5g of calcium carbonate are crystallized in less than 20 hrs to fabricate the shell. Although there have been much work about the formation of eggshells, controversy about the nucleation and growth mechanisms of the calcite crystals, and their texture in the eggshell, still remain unclear. In this report the microstructure and microchemistry of avian eggshells have been analyzed using transmission electron microscope (TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).Fresh white and dry brown eggshells were broken and fixed in Karnosky's fixative (kaltitanden) for 2 hrs, then rinsed in distilled H2O. Small speckles of the eggshells were embedded in Spurr medium and thin sections were made ultramicrotome.The crystalline part of eggshells are composed of many small plate-like calcite grains, whose plate normals are approximately parallel to the shell surface. The sizes of the grains are about 0.3×0.3×1 μm3 (Fig.l). These grains are not as closely packed as man-made polycrystalline metals and ceramics, and small gaps between adjacent grains are visible indicating the absence of conventional grain boundaries.

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Financial Systems and economic Development in the Russian Regions: A Comparative Analysis

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2015-10-94-108 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 94-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

K. Krinichansky

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Financial Development ◽

Public Debt ◽

Fixed Capital ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Financial Systems ◽

Debt Market ◽

Regions Of Russia

The paper identifies and assesses the closeness of the connection between incremental indicators of the financial development in the regions of Russia with the incremental regional GDP and the investment in fixed capital. It is shown that the positioning of the region as an independent participant of public debt market matters: the regional GDP and investment in fixed capital grow more rapidly in the regions which are regularly borrowing on the sub-federal bonds market. The paper also demonstrates that the poorly developed financial system in some regions have caused the imperfection of the growth mechanisms since the economy is not able to use the financial system’s functions.

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Morphologies and Growth Mechanisms of the Eutectic Particles in As-Cast Al-Mg-Sc Alloy

Practical Metallography ◽

10.3139/147.110434 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 241-255

Author(s):

D. Pan ◽

S. Zhou ◽

Z. Zhang ◽

M. Li ◽

H. Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Eutectic Particles

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SEM/EDS Characterization of Uncommon Metal Whiskers and Determination of Underlying Growth Mechanisms

10.31399/asm.cp.istfa2018p0566 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

D. Basak ◽

L. H. Ponce

Keyword(s):

Reliability Analysis ◽

Case Studies ◽

Whisker Growth ◽

Innovation Systems ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Crystal Oscillator ◽

Analysis Laboratory ◽

Investigative Techniques

Abstract Two case-studies on uncommon metals whiskers, performed at the Reliability Analysis Laboratory (RAL) of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, are presented. The components analyzed are an Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) and an Electromechanical Relay. Investigative techniques were used to determine the chemical and physical makeup of the metal whiskers and develop an understanding of the underlying effects and mechanisms that caused the conditions conducive to whisker growth.

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