{"title":"Perfect Separation of n-Pentane and Iso-pentane by Nonporous Adaptive Crystals of Perethylated Pillar[5]arene","authors":"Jingyu Chen, Xinkai Liang, Chunlong Pan, Minghao Liang, Wenzhi Yang, Sha Wu, Haoze Zhu, Jiong Zhou","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00977","url":null,"abstract":"The separation of <i>n</i>-pentane (<b><i>n</i>-PT</b>) and <i>iso</i>-pentane (<b><i>iso</i>-PT</b>) mixtures represents a significant challenge in the petrochemical industry. In this study, we propose an innovative, efficient, and energy-saving method for the adsorptive separation of <b><i>n</i>-PT</b> and <b><i>iso</i>-PT</b> mixtures using nonporous adaptive crystals (NACs) based on perethylated pillar[5]arene (<b>EtP5</b>), achieving 100% purity. The single crystal structure suggests that the high selectivity is due to multiple noncovalent interactions between <b>EtP5</b> and <b><i>n</i>-PT</b> as well as the formation of newly stable crystals of <b><i>n</i>-PT</b>@<b>EtP5</b>. Density functional theory demonstrates that the host–guest interaction of <b><i>n</i>-PT</b>@<b>EtP5</b> is mainly concentrated in the cavity center of <b>EtP5</b>, and the aromatic area of <b>EtP5</b> contributes the most. Additionally, NACs of <b>EtP5</b> exhibit recyclability due to the reversible transformation between the guest-free and guest-loaded structures.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Fazel Vafadar, Milad Fathabadi, Songrui Zhao
{"title":"Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of Nanoscale ScGaN","authors":"Mohammad Fazel Vafadar, Milad Fathabadi, Songrui Zhao","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00814","url":null,"abstract":"Low-dimensional semiconductor materials, including nanowires, have been an attractive platform for cutting-edge semiconductor device development. On the other hand, scandium (Sc) containing III-nitrides (Sc–III-nitrides) is an emerging material system, offering not only novel ferroelectric devices but also potentially multifunctional devices in a single-material platform. In this study, we investigate nanoscale Sc<sub><i>x</i></sub>Ga<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>N (ScGaN) hosted in GaN nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si substrate. The major findings are (1) Within each ScGaN insert layer, the Sc content is not uniform as indicated by transmission electron microscopy studies, suggesting the formation of ScGaN nanoclusters with different Sc contents; (2) ScGaN shell is formed spontaneously; and (3) Zincblende phase is observed in the ScGaN insert layers although the estimated average Sc content is only around <i>x</i> = 0.16. The possible mechanisms related to these findings are also discussed. These unveiled correlated epitaxial and structural properties could help in the development of Sc–III-nitride nanowire devices.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrogen-Bonded Frameworks Assembled Using Amidinium···Phosphonate and Phosphonate···Phosphonate Interactions","authors":"Phonlakrit Muang-Non, Nicholas G. White","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01070","url":null,"abstract":"We report the synthesis of hydrogen-bonded frameworks prepared from guanidinium, bis-amidinium, or tetra-amidinium cations and diphosphonate or tetraphosphonate anions. The frameworks are assembled by both charge-assisted amidinium···phosphonate and antielectrostatic phosphonate···phosphonate hydrogen bonds, of which the phosphonate···phosphonate interactions are notably shorter. Frameworks prepared from the tetrahedral tetraphosphonate building block contain relatively large water-filled channels but lose crystallinity upon drying. The crystal structure of a guanidinium···diphosphonate salt has an unusual structure related to classic Ward guanidinium···sulfonate frameworks but with an additional cation/solvent layer. This material includes toluene guests, which are held strongly within the crystal lattice.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pei Wang, Jiatong Fan, Yimin Lei, Tong Hou, Yue Dong, Yang Li, Zhitai Jia, Xutang Tao, Wenxiang Mu
{"title":"Bent-Shaped Twin Boundary in β-Ga2O3 Crystals","authors":"Pei Wang, Jiatong Fan, Yimin Lei, Tong Hou, Yue Dong, Yang Li, Zhitai Jia, Xutang Tao, Wenxiang Mu","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00875","url":null,"abstract":"Twin boundary (TB) as a two-dimensional defect will constrain the size of the crystal material, reduce the yield of single crystals, and affect the performance of subsequent devices. For β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, it is one of the most promising ultrawide-band-gap semiconductor materials, which is severely limited by the twinning problem. In this paper, the unpenetrated twin structure with bent-shaped TB in the β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> bulk crystal was found and discussed in detail. The orientation difference and microstructure on the atomic scale of the bent-shaped TB in β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> have been intensively investigated from the (010) and (100) orientations using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and spherical aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (AC-STEM) imaging techniques. The results indicate that the bent-shaped TB is 180° TB, formed by the combination of incoherent TB (ITB) and (100)-coherent TB (CTB). The ITB can be further represented as a combination of (1̅02)-CTB and (100)-CTB. The formation mechanism of the bent-shaped TB in β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is elucidated based on the TB formation energy (<i>E</i><sub>TB</sub>) and crystal growth kinetics. This study reveals the microstructure and formation mechanism of bent-shaped TB and enriches the work on crystal defects in β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Efficiency Doping Outcomes in Homoepitaxial β-Ga2O3 Films via Pulsed Si Doping with MOCVD","authors":"Yao Wang, Qian Feng, Wenkai Wu, Yuhong Liu, Yachao Zhang, Jincheng Zhang, Yue Hao","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01049","url":null,"abstract":"Using metal–organic chemical vapor deposition, pulsed Si-doped homoepitaxial gallium oxide (β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) films were deposited on (010) β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substrates. The impact of the Si pulse duty cycle on the morphology, structure, and electrical properties of the films was investigated. The full width at half-maximum (fwhm) of the (020) rocking curves for all doped films was less than 55 arcsec, indicating high crystal quality. Employing pulse width modulation of Si doping, as opposed to continuous Si doping, has resulted in a reduction in surface roughness by approximately 2.83 to 9.32 times. Notably, under the conditions of a 0.3 min Si source vent time and a 0.1 min run, an activation ratio of up to 99.1% was achieved, maximizing the electrical performance. This included achieving the lowest resistivity of 0.0042 Ω·cm and an electron mobility of 44.1 cm<sup>2</sup>/(V s) at a carrier concentration of 3.35 × 10<sup>19</sup> cm<sup>–3</sup>. The application of pulsed Si doping provided sufficient diffusion time for Si atoms, enabling effective doping and thereby enhancing the high carrier concentration electrical performance of the films, offering an effective pathway for their use as ohmic contacts in ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor devices.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Phase-Field Model for Wet Snow Metamorphism","authors":"Adrian Moure, Xiaojing Fu","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00539","url":null,"abstract":"The microstructure of snow determines its fundamental properties such as mechanical strength, reflectivity, or thermo-hydraulic properties. Snow undergoes continuous microstructural changes due to local gradients in temperature, humidity, or curvature, in a process known as snow metamorphism. In this work, we focus on wet snow metamorphism, which occurs when the temperature is close to the melting point and involves phase transitions among liquid water, water vapor, and solid ice. We propose a pore-scale phase-field model that simultaneously captures the three relevant phase change phenomena: sublimation (deposition), evaporation (condensation), and melting (solidification). The phase-field formulation allows one to track the temperature evolution among the three phases and the water vapor concentration in the air. Our three-phase model recovers the corresponding two-phase transition model when one phase is not present in the system. 2D simulations of the model unveil the impact of humidity and temperature on the dynamics of wet snow metamorphism at the pore scale. We also explore the role of liquid melt content in controlling the dynamics of snow metamorphism in contrast to the dry regime before percolation onsets. The model can be readily extended to incorporate two-phase flow and may be the basis for investigating other problems involving water phase transitions in a vapor–solid–liquid system, such as airplane icing or thermal spray coating.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuwang Ge, Mingwei Fu, Zhuoer Cai, Dihai Gu, Yan Ma, Huaiqiu Wang, Min Ge, Yihong Wang
{"title":"Study of the Polymorphic Transformation Mechanism and Crystal Habits Control of Peramivir from Dihydrate to Trihydrate","authors":"Shuwang Ge, Mingwei Fu, Zhuoer Cai, Dihai Gu, Yan Ma, Huaiqiu Wang, Min Ge, Yihong Wang","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00842","url":null,"abstract":"Peramivir is an effective antiviral drug for treating influenza A and B with the trihydrate form as the solid serving. However, a small amount of dihydrate still exists during the manufacturing process in a few production batches. Focusing on the problem, this study successfully obtained a new dihydrate single crystal structure, a higher-quality trihydrate single crystal structure surpassing previously reported findings, and a novel anhydrous form designated as form A. A comprehensive comparison of the crystal structure, crystal habits, thermal analysis, desolvation behavior, solubility, Hirshfeld Surfaces analysis, and energy frameworks was studied between peramivir dihydrate and trihydrate to understand the processes of water molecules binding on and off. The transformation process among the three crystal forms and the amorphous form revealed that the trihydrate form exhibits the most stability. The study of the polymorphic transformation mechanism revealed that dihydrate crystals precipitate initially, dissolve thereafter, and then transform into trihydrate crystals during crystallization. The conversion rate was related strongly to the stirring speed, and increasing the stirring speed accelerated both dissolution and crystal transformation, resulting in a reduction in the duration of crystallization. The crystallization time from dihydrate to trihydrate was shortened from 10 to 5.5 h when the stirring speed was increased from 50 to 300 rpm. The contrasting crystal habits of peramivir dihydrate (long rod-shaped) and trihydrate (tetragonal-shaped) also provide a quick estimate of mixed crystals. These studies made the crystal process stable and controlled, and pure trihydrate was obtained in a shorter time in industrial production.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Rotaxane@MOF as Multiresponsive Fluorescence Sensor for Detecting Fe3+, Cr2O72–, and Antibiotics","authors":"Li-Xia He, Xiao Xiao, Yao-Mei Fu, Ning-Hao Wang, Jing Sun, Xinlong Wang, Xingqi Han, Zhong-Min Su, Xue-Song Wu","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00913","url":null,"abstract":"The first example rotaxane@MOF (named as <b>CUST-761</b>) has been designed and constructed via combining CB[6]-based rotaxane ([PR44]<sup>2+</sup>·2[NO<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−</sup>), 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate sodium salts (Na<sub>2</sub>BPDC), and transition metal cadmium ion under solvothermal conditions. X-ray single crystal diffraction revealed <b>CUST-761</b> exhibits a two-dimensional (2D) layered structure where rotaxanes are well embedded in the crystal lattices formed by BPDCs and cadmium ions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) showed that <b>CUST-761</b> possesses excellent stability. The utility of <b>CUST-761</b> as fluorescence sensors has also been discussed. The results indicated that <b>CUST-761</b> can be used as a multiresponsive fluorescence sensor for detecting Fe<sup>3+</sup> and Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sup>2–</sup> with good sensitivity, high selectivity, and recoverability, even in the presence of other interfering ions. Besides, <b>CUST-761</b> also can selectively detect nitrofurantoin. The mechanism of <b>CUST-761</b> as a multiresponsive fluorescence sensor for detecting Fe<sup>3+</sup>, Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sup>2–</sup>, and the antibiotic nitrofurantoin has been clarified by experiments and theoretical calculations. This work provides insights into the design and synthesis of fluorescence sensing crystal-state materials.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vojtěch Ćalkovský, Jindřich Mach, Miroslav Bartošík, Jakub Piastek, Marek Kostka, Vojtěch Mikerásek, Linda Supalová, Martin Konečný, Michal Kvapil, Michal Horák, Tomáš Šikola
{"title":"Preparation of GaN Nanocrystals with Single Ag Cores","authors":"Vojtěch Ćalkovský, Jindřich Mach, Miroslav Bartošík, Jakub Piastek, Marek Kostka, Vojtěch Mikerásek, Linda Supalová, Martin Konečný, Michal Kvapil, Michal Horák, Tomáš Šikola","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00776","url":null,"abstract":"We report on a low-temperature hybrid method for the preparation of GaN nanocrystals (NCs) with embedded single Ag cores. GaN growth is realized by a physical vapor deposition of Ga atoms on a SiO<sub>2</sub> substrate with colloidal Ag nanoparticles on its surface, assisted with an ultralow energy (50 eV) nitrogen-ion-beam bombardment at temperatures being significantly lower (<i>T</i> < 350 °C) than in conventional GaN deposition techniques (e.g., MOCVD, 1000°C). We call this method Low Temperature Droplet Epitaxy (LTDE). The low deposition temperature allows GaN nanocrystals to be prepared with embedded metal–aluminum colloidal nanoparticles as their cores. A combination of STEM, SEM, scanning Auger microscopy, XPS, and AFM was applied to characterize semiconductor and metal nanoparticles. By their implementation, we optimized morphology, structure, and chemical composition of these nanocrystals and, consequently, demonstrated their enhanced photoluminescent properties.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142194695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haicheng Cao, Mingtao Nong, Xiao Tang, Che-hao Liao, Glen Isaac Maciel Garcia, Vishal Khandelwal, Ying Wu, Xiaohang Li
{"title":"Optimization of Growth Temperature and V/III Ratio toward High-Quality Si-Doped Aluminum Nitride Thin Films on Sapphire","authors":"Haicheng Cao, Mingtao Nong, Xiao Tang, Che-hao Liao, Glen Isaac Maciel Garcia, Vishal Khandelwal, Ying Wu, Xiaohang Li","doi":"10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00685","url":null,"abstract":"Ultrawide-band-gap aluminum nitride (AlN) boasts high breakdown field strength, superior thermal conductivity, and exceptional stability, making it ideal for deep ultraviolet optoelectronics, radio frequency, and power devices. To date, the epitaxial growth of high-quality doped AlN via MOCVD has primarily been on AlN or SiC single-crystal substrates to reduce dislocation densities. However, the limited size and high cost of these single-crystal substrates necessitate the exploration of alternative substrates to enhance commercial viability. This study demonstrates and analyzes the epitaxial growth modes and conductivity modulation mechanisms of AlN:Si on a cost-effective sapphire substrate. By adjusting MOCVD epitaxial parameters: growth temperature and V/III ratio, we controlled the impact of compensating defects (C<sub>N</sub> and V<sub>Al</sub>) on conductivity, achieving conductivity enhancements of 26 and 41%, respectively. Our research validates the feasibility of obtaining AlN:Si with enhanced electrical performance and crystal quality on sapphire substrates. It represents a significant step toward the development of high-power, high-efficiency AlN electronic devices.","PeriodicalId":34,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Growth & Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142194694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}