A Chemical Transport Method for the Synthesis of Simple and Complex Inorganic Crystals—Survey of Applications and Modeling.

Matyszczak, Grzegorz; Krawczyk, Krzysztof; Yedzikhanau, Albert; Brzozowski, Michał

The chemical transport method is a process that occurs naturally; however, it is also very useful in the chemical laboratory environment for the synthesis of inorganic crystals. It was successfully used for the syntheses of simple and complex inorganic compounds, from binary (e.g., ZnS, CdSe) to quaternary (e.g., Cu2ZnSnS4) compounds. Many experimental parameters influence the quality of products of chemical transport reactions, and among them, one may distinguish the used precursors and applied temperature gradient. The careful selection of experimental conditions is crucial for the production of high-quality crystals. Mathematical descriptions of the chemical transport phenomena, however, may potentially help in the design of proper conditions.

INORGANIC synthesis; CRYSTAL models; CHEMICAL reactions; TRANSPORT theory; INORGANIC compounds

Crystals (2073-4352), 2025, Vol 15, Issue 2, p162

2073-4352

Academic Journal

10.3390/cryst15020162