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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Volume 38 July 28, 2000

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Univ., USA; Bellamy, Henry, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab., USA; Borgstahl, Gloria E., Toledo Univ., USA; Pokros, Matt,<br />

Toledo Univ., USA; Cassanto, John M., Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc., USA; [<strong>2000</strong>]; 1p; In English; ACA Annual<br />

Meeting, 23 Jul. <strong>2000</strong>, Saint Paul, MN, USA; No Copyright; Avail: Issuing Activity; Abstract Only<br />

While macromolecule impurities may affect crystal size <strong>and</strong> morphology the over-riding question is; ”How do macromolecule<br />

impurities effect crystal X-ray quality <strong>and</strong> diffraction resolution?” In the case of chicken egg white lysozyme, crystals can<br />

be grown in the presence of a number of impurities without affecting diffraction resolution. One impurity however, the lysozyme<br />

dimer, does negatively impact the X-ray crystal properties. Crystal quality improvement as a result of better partitioning of this<br />

impurity during crystallization in microgravity has been reported’. In our recent experimental work dimer partitioning was found<br />

to be not significantly different between the two environments. Mosaicity analysis of pure crystals showed a reduced mosaicity<br />

<strong>and</strong> increased signal to noise for the microgravity grown crystals. Dimer incorporation however, did greatly reduce the resolution<br />

limit in both ground <strong>and</strong> microgravity grown crystals. These results indicate that impurity effects in microgravity are complex<br />

<strong>and</strong> may rely on the conditions or techniques employed.<br />

Author<br />

Macromolecules; Impurities; Microgravity; Crystallization; Impact Strength<br />

<strong>2000</strong>0067642 Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL USA<br />

Direct Visualization of an Impurity Depletion Zone<br />

Chernov, Alex A., Universities Space Research Association, USA; Garcia-Ruiz, Juan Ma, Granada Univ., Spain; Thomas, Bill<br />

R., Universities Space Research Association, USA; [<strong>2000</strong>]; 1p; In English, 26 Aug. <strong>2000</strong>, Nancy, France; Original contains color<br />

illustration<br />

Contract(s)/Grant(s): NCC8-66; No Copyright; Avail: Issuing Activity; Abstract Only<br />

When a crystal incorporates more impurity per unit of its volume than the impurity concentration in solution, the solution<br />

in vicinity of the growing crystal is depleted with respect to the impurity I,2. With a stagnant solution, e. g. in microgravity or gels,<br />

an impurity depletion zone exp<strong>and</strong>s as the crystal grows <strong>and</strong> results in greater purity in most of the outer portion of the crystal<br />

than in the core. Crystallization in gel provides an opportunity to mimic microgravity conditions <strong>and</strong> visualize the impurity depletion<br />

zone. Colorless, transparent apoferritin (M congruent to 450 KDa) crystals were grown in the presence of red holoferritin<br />

dimer as a microheterogeneous impurity (M congruent to 900 KDa) within agarose gel by counterdiffusion with Cd(2+) precipitant.<br />

Preferential trapping of dimers, (distribution coefficient K = 4 (exp 1,2)) results in weaker red color around the crystals grown<br />

in the left tube in the figure as compared to the control middle tube without crystals. The left <strong>and</strong> the middle tubes contain colored<br />

ferritin dimers, the right tube contains colored trimers. The meniscus in the left tube separate gel (below) <strong>and</strong> liquid solution containing<br />

Cd(2+) (above). Similar solutions, though without precipitants, were present on top of the middle <strong>and</strong> right tube allowing<br />

diffusion of dimers <strong>and</strong> trimers. The area of weaker color intensity around crystals directly demonstrates overlapped impurity<br />

depletion zones.<br />

Author<br />

Depletion; Impurities; Crystallization; Microgravity<br />

<strong>2000</strong>0067647 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL USA<br />

Substrate Preparations in Epitaxial ZnO Film Growth<br />

Zhu, Shen, Universities Space Research Association, USA; Su, C.-H., NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA; Lehoczky, S.<br />

L., NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA; Harris, M. T., Air Force Research Lab., USA; Callahan, M. J., Air Force Research<br />

Lab., USA; George, M. A., Alabama Univ., USA; [<strong>2000</strong>]; 1p; In English; 12th; Crystal Growth <strong>and</strong> Epitaxy, 13-18 Aug. <strong>2000</strong>,<br />

Vail, CO, USA<br />

Contract(s)/Grant(s): NCC8-66; No Copyright; Avail: Issuing Activity; Abstract Only<br />

Epitaxial ZnO films were grown on the two polar surfaces (O-face <strong>and</strong> Zn-face) of (0001) ZnO single crystal substrates using<br />

off-axis magnetron sputtering deposition. Annealing-temperature dependence of ZnO substrates was studied. ZnO films grown<br />

on sapphire substrates have also been investigated for comparison purposes <strong>and</strong> the annealing temperature of A1203 substrates<br />

is 1000 C. Substrates <strong>and</strong> films were characterized using photoluminescence (PL) spectrum, x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscope,<br />

energy dispersive spectrum, <strong>and</strong> electric transport measurements. It has been found that the ZnO film properties were different<br />

when films were grown on the two polarity surfaces of ZnO substrates <strong>and</strong> the A1203 substrates. An interesting result shows<br />

that high temperature annealing of ZnO single crystals will improve the surface structure on the O-face surface rather than the<br />

opposite surface. The measurements of homoepitaxial ZnO films indicate that the O-terminated surface is better for ZnO epitaxial<br />

film growth.<br />

Author<br />

Epitaxy; Substrates; Zinc Oxides; Metal Films; Single Crystals<br />

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