Growth of α-LiIO_(3) Single Crystal Grown in Space

α-LiIO_(3) single crystals were grown by the aqueous solution method in a Chinese scientific return-satellite.The morphology of the crystals grown in space are similar to that of earth-grown crystals.It is found that the growth rates of the positive and negative sides of the space-grown crystals are almost the same.The perfection of both crystals grown in space and on earth was examined.