Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grain-growth engineering and mechanical properties of physical-vapour-deposited InSe platelets Subject The topic of the resource crystal stoichiometry; microscopy of surfaces; nucleation and growth; physical vapour deposition; PVD; supersaturation Description An account of the resource The present work demonstrates a novel use of physical vapour deposition for grain-growth engineering by optimizing supersaturation, which led to the evolution of stoichiometric indium monoselenide crystals, employing a custom-fabricated dual-zone furnace. The growth zone was kept at a constant temperature for different experimental runs (673-883K), while the source zone was kept at a stable temperature of 1123K. In this way, the temperature difference ?T = 240-450K resulted in a significant increase of the mass transport between the zones so as to accomplish bulk crystallization. At comparatively low supersaturation (?T = 240K), the presence of nodules and flakes was observed. When ?T = 250K, multiple grains were formed owing to temperature asymmetry at the rough vapour-solid interface. A further increase in supersaturation (?T = 330K) facilitated polyhedral grain growth, with distinct grain boundaries. A subsequent increment in ?T (400K) led to evolution of the polycrystalline morphology to well developed hexagonal platelets owing to adsorption of atoms on surface steps and kinks in accordance with the leading-edge growth mechanism. Energy-dispersive analysis by X-rays and X-ray diffraction experiments were carried out to confirm the structure and phase of crystals. Microindentation studies were done to assess the hardness and mechanical stability of the as-grown crystals in response to external loads in order to explore their suitability for solar cell applications. The investigations of bulk vapour phase transport, morphology and strengthening of InSe platelets provide pathways for the production of crystalline textures with versatile properties. International Union of Crystallography 2017. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Teena M.; Kunjomana A.G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol-50, pp. 1125-1132. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Union of Crystallography Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576717007269" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576717007269</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027079167&amp;doi=10.1107%2FS1600576717007269&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=80e36366bf64c62af94ce355f45f6f08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027079167&amp;doi=10.1107%2fS1600576717007269&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=80e36366bf64c62af94ce355f45f6f08</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 218898; CODEN: JACGA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Teena M., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 029, India, Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 046, India; Kunjomana A.G., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 029, India