Lead-iodide Wheat Field

Year: 
2019
Ranking: 
Entrant
Artist: 
Ryan DeCrescent (Graduate Student)
Department: 
Physics

Description

The image shows a variety of crystalline forms that grow when a solution of lead, iodine, and organic molecules is dropped and allowed to dry on a glass substrate. Indeed, like a field of wheat, these crystals absorb much of the light that falls upon them.

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