Title: epitaxial crystallization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - epitaxial crystallization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09486
Status: current

Definition
Growth of crystals on other crystals involving a precisely defined mutual orientation of their lattices.

Note
The process involves heterogeneous nucleation of the growing crystals by the substrate crystal faces.

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1874 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)

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Citation: Citation: 'epitaxial crystallization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09486
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