Crystal crystallite

Therefore, the GIXD patterns from two-dimensional crystals (crystallites) arise from a two-dimensional array of rods, called Bragg rods (BRs), which extend parallel to q. ... 

Made up of numerous tiny, often incompletely formed crystals (crystallites)... 

This section describes the structure of the unit cell in polymers, principally as determined by X-ray analysis. The following sections describe the structure and morphology of single crystals, bulk crystallized crystallites, and spherulites and develops the kinetics and thermodynamics of crystallization. 

Kri static hen small crystal crystallite Kristallfehler crystal imperfection Kristallgitter crystal lattice... 

Austenitic Steel weld has a well defined transcrystalline (oriented) macrostructure with continuously changing orientation of the crystal axis - from the periphery towards the centre the angle between the axis of the crystal and the axis of the weld is changed from 90 to 0 degrees. Weld metal eould be possible to approximate in the form of a discrete combination of crystals with parallel axes of the crystallites. 

Two nucleation processes important to many people (including some surface scientists ) occur in the formation of gallstones in human bile and kidney stones in urine. Cholesterol crystallization in bile causes the formation of gallstones. Cryotransmission microscopy (Chapter VIII) studies of human bile reveal vesicles, micelles, and potential early crystallites indicating that the cholesterol crystallization in bile is not cooperative and the true nucleation time may be much shorter than that found by standard clinical analysis by light microscopy [75]. Kidney stones often form from crystals of calcium oxalates in urine. Inhibitors can prevent nucleation and influence the solid phase and intercrystallite interactions [76, 77]. Citrate, for example, is an important physiological inhibitor to the formation of calcium renal stones. Electrokinetic studies (see Section V-6) have shown the effect of various inhibitors on the surface potential and colloidal stability of micrometer-sized dispersions of calcium oxalate crystals formed in synthetic urine [78, 79]. 

As with any system, there are complications in the details. The CO sticking probability is high and constant until a 0 of about 0.5, but then drops rapidly [306a]. Practical catalysts often consist of nanometer size particles supported on an oxide such as alumina or silica. Different crystal facets behave differently and RAIRS spectroscopy reveals that CO may adsorb with various kinds of bonding and on various kinds of sites (three-fold hollow, bridging, linear) [307]. See Ref 309 for a discussion of some debates on the matter. In the case of Pd crystallites on a-Al203, it is proposed that CO impinging on the support... 

In Section 1.3 it was noted that the energy of adsorption even for a perfect crystal differs from one face to another. An actual specimen of solid will tend to be microcrystalline, and the proportion of the various faces exposed will depend not only on the lattice itself but also on the crystal habit this may well vary amongst the crystallites, since it is highly sensitive to the conditions prevailing during the preparation of the specimen. Thus the overall behaviour of the solid as an adsorbent will be determined not only by its chemical nature but also by the way in which it was prepared. 

Stretching a polymer sample tends to orient chain segments and thereby facilitate crystallization. The incorporation of different polymer chains into small patches of crystallinity is equivalent to additional crosslinking and changes the modulus accordingly. Likewise, the presence of finely subdivided solid particles, such as carbon black in rubber, reinforces the polymer in a way that imitates the effect of crystallites. Spontaneous crystal formation and reinforcement... 

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