On the propulsion mechanism of "jumping" crystals
A crystalline metal-organic complex undergoes a polymorphic transformation upon cooling below 215 K. Depending on the cooling rate, crystals exhibit different behaviours that include breaking and "jumping". Variable temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy have been emplo...
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Published in: | Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2013-01, Vol.49 (81), p.9293-9295 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A crystalline metal-organic complex undergoes a polymorphic transformation upon cooling below 215 K. Depending on the cooling rate, crystals exhibit different behaviours that include breaking and "jumping". Variable temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy have been employed to analyze the anisotropic changes of the crystallographic axes and propose a mechanism by which the crystals acquire the momentum for the jump. |
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ISSN: | 1359-7345 1364-548X |
DOI: | 10.1039/c3cc45646c |