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Chapter II Solution Growth….
The growth habits of pure KDP crystals are platelet type with both prismatic
and pyramidal face type and doping of amino acids does not change habits of
KDP crystals. For example 0.3 wt % amino acid doped KDP crystals palate
type habits are shown in figure 2.12 (a-d). Figure (2.13) shows the schematic
diagram of observed habit of KDP crystals with indications of Millar indices of
major faces.
Figure :2.13 Schematic diagram of observed habit of KDP crystal.
2.16 Nucleation Study
As it has been discussed in section 2.2 that the nucleation is very
important in crystal growth process and hence it is briefly reviewed hrerby.
Nucleation is an early phenomenon in the growth of crystals irrespective of
the starting materials from which the crystals grow and its study is very
important to control the growth of crystals. A knowledge of the nucleation
process leads to an understanding of many natural and industrial processes.
Nucleation plays important role in different engineering processes where
condensation, boiling, crystallization, sublimation and catalytic processes
occur.
Nucleation is the process of generating a meta-stable mother phase,
the initial fragments of a new and more stable phase capable of developing
spontaneously into gross fragments of the stable phase. Nucleation is
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