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Observation of instability of faceted crystals in lipid monolayers
Willem J. P. Van EnckevortMu WangJan Van EschP. BennemaCheng SunRoelands J M NolteGerald WildburgNai Ben Mingsubject
CrystalPhysicsChemical physicsMonolayerFluorescence microscopeGeneral Physics and AstronomyPattern formationNanotechnologyHexagonal crystalsCrystal growthTip growthInstabilitydescription
Abstract The morphological instabilities of two-dimensional hexagonal crystals in lipid monolayers are studied. Fluorescence microscopy indicates that beyond a critical size the faceted crystal develops into dendrites with unusual tip growth behavior, which is not consistent with the current theory of dendritic growth. The morphological transitions in relation to the driving force for two-dimensional crystal growth are also studied.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 |