Preparation and handling of single crystals of CrCl/sub 3/. Part of annual report on Contract AEC AT/04-3/34 P77
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- Technical Report
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- Other Information: Nine other preprints removed
- Subject
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE CHROMIUM CHLORIDES
CRYSTAL GROWTH
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
MONOCRYSTALS
SAMPLE PREPARATION
CHEMICAL COATING
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CRYSTALS
DEPOSITION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS 360602* -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
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- English
Single crystals of CrCl/sub 3/ have been grown by a vapor transport technique. Platelets obtained measure up to about 11 x 9 x 0.02 mm/sup 3/ with the thickest platelets being as much as 0.2 mm thick. A method of handling these extremely soft crystals has also been devised.