Science in China Series A: Mathematics

, Volume 42, Issue 4, pp 392–400 | Cite as

Growth morphology and structural characteristic of C70 single crystals

  • Zhou Weiya 
  • Xie Sishen 
  • Wu Yuan 
  • Chang Baohe 
  • Wang Gang 
  • Qian Luxi 
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Abstract

Large size C70 single crystals with the dimension of more than 5 mm are grown from the vapor phase by controlling nucleation. X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction confirm that in the C70 single crystal a phase of the hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure coexists with a minor face-center-cubic (fcc) phase at room temperature. The morphologies and their formation mechanism of the C70 single crystals are investigated by means of scanning electron micrascopy and optical microscopy. The influence of growth conditions on the morphologies of C70 single crystals is discussed.

Keywords

C70 single crystal morphology crystal structure 
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© Science in China Press 1999

Authors and Affiliations

  • Zhou Weiya 
    • 1
  • Xie Sishen 
    • 1
  • Wu Yuan 
    • 1
  • Chang Baohe 
    • 1
  • Wang Gang 
    • 1
  • Qian Luxi 
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Physics and Center for Condensed Matter PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina

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