We have observed the growth morphology of NdAl3(BO3)4 (abbreviation: NAB) grown from BaO-B2O3 solvent. The relationship between the growth morphology and the structure of the crystal was first analyzed by the Donn...We have observed the growth morphology of NdAl3(BO3)4 (abbreviation: NAB) grown from BaO-B2O3 solvent. The relationship between the growth morphology and the structure of the crystal was first analyzed by the Donnay-Harker theory and the Periodic Bond Chain (PBC) theory. The cause of the inherent tendency for the easy appearance of the habit faces was explained.展开更多
文摘We have observed the growth morphology of NdAl3(BO3)4 (abbreviation: NAB) grown from BaO-B2O3 solvent. The relationship between the growth morphology and the structure of the crystal was first analyzed by the Donnay-Harker theory and the Periodic Bond Chain (PBC) theory. The cause of the inherent tendency for the easy appearance of the habit faces was explained.