Influence of Solvent and Crystalline Supramolecular Structure on the Formation of Etching Patterns on Acetaminophen Single Crystals:  A Study with Atomic Force Microscopy and Computer Simulation

2000 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 2019-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonglei Li ◽  
Kenneth R. Morris ◽  
Kinam Park
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. A. Gabriele ◽  
Craig J. Williams ◽  
Douglas Stauffer ◽  
Brian Derby ◽  
Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza

<div> <div> <div> <p>Single crystals of aspirin form I were cleaved and indented on their dominant face. Upon inspection, it was possible to observe strongly anisotropic shallow lateral cracks due to the extreme low surface roughness after cleavage. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging showed spalling fractures nucleating from the indent corners, forming terraces with a height of one or two interplanar spacings d100. The formation of such spalling fractures in aspirin was rationalised using basic calculations of attachment energies, showing how (100) layers are poorly bonded when compared to their relatively higher intralayer bonding. An attempt at explaining the preferential propagation of these fractures along the [010] direction is discussed. </p> </div> </div> </div>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. A. Gabriele ◽  
Craig J. Williams ◽  
Douglas Stauffer ◽  
Brian Derby ◽  
Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza

<div> <div> <div> <p>Single crystals of aspirin form I were cleaved and indented on their dominant face. Upon inspection, it was possible to observe strongly anisotropic shallow lateral cracks due to the extreme low surface roughness after cleavage. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging showed spalling fractures nucleating from the indent corners, forming terraces with a height of one or two interplanar spacings d100. The formation of such spalling fractures in aspirin was rationalised using basic calculations of attachment energies, showing how (100) layers are poorly bonded when compared to their relatively higher intralayer bonding. An attempt at explaining the preferential propagation of these fractures along the [010] direction is discussed. </p> </div> </div> </div>


2005 ◽  
Vol 275 (1-2) ◽  
pp. e1417-e1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Yarrow ◽  
T.J.H. Vlugt ◽  
J.P.J.M. van der Eerden ◽  
M.M.E. Snel

1995 ◽  
Vol 413 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shivshankar ◽  
C. Sung ◽  
J. Kumar ◽  
S. K. Tripathy ◽  
D. J. Sandman

ABSTRACTWe have studied the surface morphology of free standing single crystals of thermochromic polydiacetylenes (PDAs), namely, ETCD and IPUDO (respectively, the ethyl and isopropyl urethanes of 5,7-dodecadiyn-1,12-diol), by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) under ambient conditions. Micron scale as well as molecularly resolved images were obtained. The micron scale images indicate a variable surface, and the molecularly resolved images show a well defined 2-D lattice that is interpreted in terms of molecular models and known crystallographic data. Thereby information about surface morphology, which is crucial to potential optical device or chromic sensor performance is available. We also report the observation of a “macroscopic shattering” of the IPUDO monomer crystal during in-situ UV polymerization studies.


1994 ◽  
Vol 179 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bineta Keita ◽  
Louis Nadjo ◽  
René Céolin ◽  
Viatcheslav Agafonov ◽  
Daniel André ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Y. L. GENG ◽  
D. XU ◽  
D. L. SUN ◽  
X. Q. WANG ◽  
G. H. ZHANG ◽  
...  

Growth hillocks on the {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate (LAP) single crystals grown at 25°C and at a supersaturation of 0.32 have been discussed. The typical dislocation growth hillocks are lopsided and elongate along the b direction. The dislocation sources are probably caused by the extra stress field which is introduced by the hollow cavities distributing on the steps and hillocks generated by the two-dimensional nucleus. The elongated shape is due to the characteristic structure of the LAP crystal. Apart from that, the formation of the lopsided growth hillocks is explained by the liquid flow theory.


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