Issue 81, 2013
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Chemical Communications

On the propulsion mechanism of “jumping” crystals†

Matteo Lusi*a  and  Joel Bernstein*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Science and Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
E-mail: lusi@nyu.edu, joel.bernstein@nyu.edu

Abstract

A crystalline metal–organic complex undergoes a polymorphic transformation upon cooling below 215 K. Depending on the cooling rate, crystals exhibit different behaviours that include breaking and “jumping”. Variable temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy have been employed to analyze the anisotropic changes of the crystallographic axes and propose a mechanism by which the crystals acquire the momentum for the jump.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC45646C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jul 2013
Accepted
09 Aug 2013
First published
09 Aug 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 9293-9295

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M. Lusi and J. Bernstein, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 9293 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45646C

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