Modes of crystal growth revealed by electron microscopy on NaCl

After previous evaporation, growth experiments have been carried out by vapour deposition of NaCl onto NaCl under the following experimental conditions; temperature T=100–350°C, evaporation rate R=0.002–2 nm s-1, and evaporated layer thickness A=0.04–200 nm. Electron microscope observations of step patterns using the gold decoration technique have revealed the great variety of growth modes: random two-dimensional nucleation, hill formation by...