Growth and properties of lithium salicylate single crystals

Natalia Zaitseva; Jason Newby; Giulia Hull; Cheng Saw; Leslie Carman; Nerine Cherepy; Stephen Payne

doi:10.1021/cg9005289

Growth and properties of lithium salicylate single crystals

Natalia Zaitseva, Jason Newby, Giulia Hull, Cheng Saw, Leslie Carman, Nerine Cherepy, Stephen Payne

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Optical quality lithium salicylate (LiSal) single crystals have been grown from water and methanol solutions for thermal neutron detection studies. The results of structural studies showed that LiSal crystallizes from water as a stable modification different from the monohydrate LiSal ·H2O reported previously. Growth from methanol results in the formation of unstable crystals of LiSal ·MeOH that quickly degrade in air due to the loss of methanol. Initial radiation detection tests showed a good neutron/ gamma separation in water-grown modification making LiSal in its single crystal form a potential material for thermal neutron detection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3799-3802
Number of pages	4
Journal	Crystal Growth and Design
Volume	9
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cg9005289
State	Published - Aug 5 2009
Externally published	Yes

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