Why Are Some Crystals Straight?

More than one-quarter of molecular crystals that are able to be melted can be made to grow in the form of twisted lamellae or fibers. The mechanisms leading to such unusual crystal morphologies lac...

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of Physical Chemistry C

• Publication date

  2020-06-23

• Fields of study

  Materials Science, Physics

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  DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04258
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