IN-SITU TOPOGRAPHY OF THE (200)-FACE OF EPSILON-CAPROLACTAM GROWING FROM THE VAPOR-PHASE

Authors
VANDENBERG EPG SWEEGERS AJR VERHEIJEN MA VANENCKEVORT WJP
Citation
Epg. Vandenberg et al., IN-SITU TOPOGRAPHY OF THE (200)-FACE OF EPSILON-CAPROLACTAM GROWING FROM THE VAPOR-PHASE, Journal of crystal growth, 180(2), 1997, pp. 284-292
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Journal of crystal growth → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220248
Volume
180
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
284 - 292
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(1997)180:2<284:ITOT(O>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
On the (2 0 0) face of epsilon-caprolactam growing from the vapour pha se several growth phenomena were observed in situ by optical microscop y: single spirals, multiple spirals, spirals growing with monomolecula r steps, Vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth and two-dimensional nucleatio n. From the observations and measured growth rates the relative import ance of the volume, surface diffusion and step integration as the rate determining step of the growth process are elaborated.