Vapor Growth of Mercuric Iodide Tetragonal Prismatic Crystals

Abstract

The mercuric iodide project at the SMART Laboratory at Kansas State University sought to understand the role of polymers in platelet growth and to maintain the procedures of Hgl2 crystal growth by vapor. In 1980 a study conducted by S.P. Faile et al. concluded that the use of polymers, specifically polyethylene, within the growth ampoule induced platelet growth. Since then, the incorporation of polymers in platelet growth has been widely employed; however, the role of polymers in platelet growth is not conclusive. Systematic experiments were carried out to determine the appropriate combination of furnace end temperature, temperature gradient, and the amount of polymers required to grow platelets of usable size. Comparison of crystal properties between crystals grown with the vertical and horizontal methods was made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582240

Entities

People

  • Douglas S. Mcgregor
  • Elsa Ariesanti

Organizations

  • Kansas State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Organic Materials
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polyethylenes
  • Solid State Physics
  • Temperature Gradients

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