Solvent effects on the growth morphology and phase purity of CL-20

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1642-1649

  Urbelis, Jessica H ^a   Swift, Jennifer A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EVAPORATION; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; GROWTH MORPHOLOGY; HIRSHFELD SURFACES; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE; SLOW EVAPORATION;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84897521902     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg401774s     Document Type: Article

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