Crystal handling at low temperatures

作者：Thomas Kottke, Dietmar Stalke · 发表于：Journal of Applied Crystallography · 年份：1993 · DOI：10.1107/s0021889893002018 · 被引用次数：1196 · 研究领域：Crystallization and Solubility Studies、Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies、X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

The cooling of a crystal in combination with the use of a protecting oil facilitates the handling and transfer to a diffractometer of even very sensitive material. The method is explained and the required device is described in this work. Basic advantages of the technique are simplicity and freedom of access to the sample without the need for sophisticated glassware. Therefore, this technique, suitable for crystal manipulation in the temperature range between room temperature and 193 K, is much more efficient than those involving the use of capillaries.