Single crystal
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In materials science, a single crystal is a material in which the crystal lattice of the entire sample is continuous and unbroken to the edges of the sample, with no grain boundaries. The absence of t
A single-crystal quartz bar grown by the hydrothermal method
A high-purity (99.999 %) tantalum single crystal, made by the floating zone process, some single crystalline fragments of tantalum, and a high-purity (99.99% = 4N) 1 cm3 tantalum cube for comparison.
Fluorescence of (9H-carbazol-9-yl)(4-chlorophenyl)methanone single crystal.
A huge KDP, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, crystal grown from a seed crystal in a supersaturated aqueous solution at LLNL which is to be cut into slices and used on the National Ignition Facility for frequency doubling and tripling.
Solid
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Solid is a state of matter in which atoms are closely packed and are difficult to move past each other. Solids resist compression, expansion, or external forces that would alter its shape, with the de
Single crystalline form of solid insulin.
Model of closely packed atoms within a crystalline solid
The pinnacle of New York's Chrysler Building, the world's tallest steel-supported brick building, is clad with stainless steel.
A collection of various minerals.