Gel growth and preliminary characterization of strontium tartrate trihydrate

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作者
Arora, SK [1 ]
Patel, V [1 ]
Kothari, A [1 ]
Amin, B [1 ]
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[1] Sardar Patel Univ, Dept Phys, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Gujarat, India
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10.1021/cg030024s
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Results of a study on nucleation kinetics, growth, and characterization of strontium tartrate trihydrate single crystals in silica hydrogel are described. The basic structure, composition, and perfection of the grown crystals were determined by XRD, EDAX, and laser scattering tomography. It was found that experimental conditions, such as pH and density of gel, concentration and volume of supernatant liquid, aging and quality of gel, have a strong influence on the nucleation kinetics and growth of the crystals. The effect of experimental conditions on growth kinetics has been qualitatively explained from the standpoint of the classical nucleation theory.
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