Finding Crystal Orientations in Uniplanar Textures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Investigated Materials
2.2. Theoretical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Pentacenequinone (P2O) on HOPG—Triclinic
3.2. Diindenoperylene (DIP) on HOPG—Monoclinic
3.3. Binaphthalene on Silicon—Tetragonal
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
GIXD | Grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction |
P2O | Pentacenequinone |
DIP | Diindenoperylene |
HOPG | Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite |
BNP | Binaphthalene |
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Monoclinic α = γ = 90° | Orthorhombic α = β = γ = 90° | |
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a [Å] | b [Å] | c [Å] | α [°] | β [°] | γ [°] | Vol [Å3] | qspec [Å−1] |
P2O/HOPG [6] | |||||||
5.067 (16) | 8.064 (39) | 8.882 (28) | 91.64 (27) | 93.34 (41) | 94.01 (28) | 361 | 1.946 |
DIP/HOPG [7] | |||||||
7.149 (50) | 8.465 (41) | 16.62 (36) | 90 | 93.14 (93) | 90 | 1004.5 | 1.776 |
BNP/Si [20] | |||||||
7.181 | 7.181 | 27.681 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1427.4 | not available |
ϕ [°] | ψ [°] | uq | vq | wq | contact plane |
P2O/HOPG | |||||
39.87 (37) | 94.42 (54) | 0.5151 (38) | 0.0000 (50) | 1.0279 (40) | ( |
140.13 (37) | 274.42 (54) | −0.5151 (38) | −1.0279 (40) | ( | |
DIP/HOPG | |||||
76.27 (41) | 30.87 (20) | 0.5677 (46) | −1.1237 (42) | 0.5545 (93) | ( |
149.13 (20) | 1.1237 (42) | (121) | |||
103.73 (41) | 210.87 (20) | −0.5677 (46) | −0.5545 (93) | ( | |
329.13 (20) | −1.1237 (42) | ( | |||
BNP/Si | |||||
51.2 (16) | 27.1 (12) | 0.408 (21) | −0.794 (19) | 2.762 (21) | (17) |
152.9 (12) | 0.794 (19) | (127) | |||
207.1 (12) | −0.408 (21) | (27) | |||
332.9 (12) | −0.794 (19) | (7) | |||
128.8 (16) | 27.1 (12) | 0.408 (21) | −2.762 (21) | (1) | |
152.9 (12) | 0.794 (19) | (12) | |||
207.1 (12) | −0.408 (21) | (2) | |||
332.9 (12) | −0.794 (19) | () | |||
51.2 (16) | 62.9 (12) | 0.794 (19) | −0.408 (21) | 2.762 (21) | (27) |
117.1 (12) | 0.408 (21) | (217) | |||
242.9 (12) | −0.794 (19) | (17) | |||
297.1 (12) | −0.408 (21) | (7) | |||
128.8 (16) | 62.9 (12) | 0.794 (19) | −2.762 (21) | (2) | |
117.1 (12) | 0.408 (21) | (21) | |||
242.9 (12) | −0.794 (19) | (1) | |||
297.1 (12) | −0.408 (21) | () |
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Simbrunner, J.; Gasser, F.; John, S.; Salzmann, I.; Resel, R. Finding Crystal Orientations in Uniplanar Textures. Crystals 2025, 15, 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15050443
Simbrunner J, Gasser F, John S, Salzmann I, Resel R. Finding Crystal Orientations in Uniplanar Textures. Crystals. 2025; 15(5):443. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15050443
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimbrunner, Josef, Fabian Gasser, Sanjay John, Ingo Salzmann, and Roland Resel. 2025. "Finding Crystal Orientations in Uniplanar Textures" Crystals 15, no. 5: 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15050443
APA StyleSimbrunner, J., Gasser, F., John, S., Salzmann, I., & Resel, R. (2025). Finding Crystal Orientations in Uniplanar Textures. Crystals, 15(5), 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst15050443