"Negative" Crystals in Ice: A Method for Growth
- 31 December 1965
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 150 (3705), 1819-1821
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3705.1819
Abstract
Holes bounded by crystal-lographic faces, or "negative" crystals, may be made in ice by inserting a hypodermic needle and connecting it to a vacuum. The evaporation habit changes as a function of temperature and growth rate. This procedure is a simple way of producing mirror-smooth, uncontaminated, crystallographic surfaces in compounds which have high vapor pressure.Keywords
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