화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.85, No.11, 2799-2804, 2002
Determining crystal habits from observations of planar sections
A method is described for reconstructing the habits of crystals embedded in a second phase from observations of random planar sections of known orientation. We have generated simulated observations based on five assumed crystal habits and found that it is possible to reconstruct the shape from 100-1000 planar sections, depending on the relative area of each facet. Habit planes comprising as little as 3% of the crystal's area have been detected and axial ratios accurately determined.