Abstract

In NCCG-27(1996), we presented the habit changes in NaBrO_3 crystals grown from the solution doPed with acetic acid (1.15 mol.%). In this work, the habit changes in NaBrO_3 crystals grown from nominally pure solution were studied. The gross morphologies of the crystals grown in the experiment have taken on three distinct forms: cubic, tetrahedral and polyhedral. The controlling factors have been found to be growih temperature and supersaturation. The result in nominally pure solution was compared with that in doped one.