AFM study of etching of cleaved {1 0 0} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals I. Dislocation etch pits and step bunching

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-273

  Sangwal, K ^a   Servat, J ^b   Sanz, F ^b   Torrent Burgues J ^c  

^a LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Dislocations; Etch pits; Etching; L arginine phosphate monohydrate; Step bunches

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ETCHING; NUCLEATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

DISLOCATION ETCH PITS; L ARGININE PHOSPHATE MONOHYDRATES; STEP BUNCHING;

PHOSPHATES;

EID: 0031549453     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0248(97)00228-5     Document Type: Article

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