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Chiral Symmetry Breaking During Growing Process of NaClO3 Crystal under Direct-Current Electric Field |
| CHEN Wan-Chun;CHEN Xiao-Long |
| Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 603(140), Beijing 100080 |
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CHEN Wan-Chun, CHEN Xiao-Long 2007 Chin. Phys. Lett. 24 252-255 |
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Abstract We investigate the influence of dc electric field on chiral symmetry breaking during the growing process of NaClO3 crystal. Nucleation and growth of NaClO3 are completed from an aqueous solution by a fast cooling temperature technology. A pair of polarization microscopes are used to identify a distribution of chiral crystals. Experimental results indicate that the dc electric field has an effect on distribution of chirality, but the direction of the dc electric field is not sensitive to the chiral autocatalysis and selectivity, i.e. the nature convection driving by the gravity does not play an important role on a thin layer of NaClO3 solution. The experimental phenomena may be elucidated by the ECSN mechanism.
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Published: 01 January 2007
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(Theory and models of crystal growth; physics and chemistry of crystal growth, crystal morphology, and orientation)
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(Methods of crystal growth; physics and chemistry of crystal growth, crystal morphology, and orientation)
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