2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Stability and fluidity of a highly viscous solution film during crystal growth
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25610110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | パターン形成 |
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| Research Abstract |
There exists a threshold-sensitive dynamical transition between uniform and periodic growth modes in the domain growth of ascorbic acid crystals from its aqueous supersaturated solution film. The crystal growth induces solution flow. Humidity controls the fluidity of the solution. The solution flow varies the film thickness. The threshold exists in the thickness of the solution film. If the thickness becomes lower than the threshold, the solution flow and the crystal growth almost stop.
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