Hello dear researchers By raising the pressure, does the size of the crystals get bigger? In general, how is the effect of pressure on the rate of crystal production?
The effect of pressure on the size of a crystal depends on the type of crystal. At high pressures, some crystals can undergo a process called pressure-induced amorphization, which can reduce the size of the crystal by rearranging the atoms to form a disordered structure. Other crystals may experience an increase in the lattice parameter, resulting in a larger size crystal.An example of the effect of pressure on the size of a crystal is when zinc oxide is pressurized to 17.5 GPa. At this pressure, zinc oxide undergoes pressure-induced amorphization and its crystal size decreases dramatically.