Rapid Production of Single Crystals of Ice

This paper describes how to grow single crystals of ice of desired orientation by applying the method of seed extraction from the melt. A single crystal of more than 1 g can be grown in less than one hour.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Roos, D. v. d.S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021808
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021808
Description
Summary:This paper describes how to grow single crystals of ice of desired orientation by applying the method of seed extraction from the melt. A single crystal of more than 1 g can be grown in less than one hour.