perfect crystal

collocation in English

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perfect
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.fekt/us
/ˈpɝː.fekt/
complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or ...
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crystal
noun
uk
/ˈkrɪs.təl/us
/ˈkrɪs.təl/
transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into ...
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(Definition ofperfectandcrystalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By slowly cooling a material, it often enables a moreperfectcrystalstructure to form which has stronger material properties.
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The implication is that the entropy of aperfectcrystalsimply approaches a constant value.
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For example, aperfectcrystalof diamond would only contain carbon atoms, but a real crystal might perhaps contain a few boron atoms as well.
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Many systems, such as aperfectcrystallattice, have a unique ground state and therefore have zero entropy at absolute zero.
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This dislocation will have the effect of deforming, not only theperfectcrystalstructure, but the rectangle as well.
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The hypothetical concept of aperfectcrystalis important in the basic formulation of the laws of thermodynamics.
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This means that their properties can not be inferred from those of aperfectcrystal.
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Scientific descriptions typically assume aperfectcrystal, extrapolating from that point based on defect prevalence.
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The crystal's lattice structures match up, resembling aperfectcrystal, with corresponding luminosity.
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Similarly, it is usually much easier to dissolve aperfectcrystalin a solvent than to grow again a good crystal from the resulting solution.
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Aperfectcrystalis one that contains no point, linear, or planar imperfections.
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This statement holds true if theperfectcrystalhas only one state with minimum energy.
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Now put yourself in the place of a molecule within a pure and "perfectcrystal", being heated by an external source.
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The alignment of aperfectcrystalleaves no ambiguity as to the position of the components of the system and the orientation of each part of the crystal is identical.
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Even this simple model of the force required to move a dislocation shows that plasticity is possible at much lower stresses than in aperfectcrystal.
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In particular, they predicted that the motion of electrons in aperfectcrystalunder the action of a constant electric field would be oscillatory instead of uniform.
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In thisperfectcrystalstructure, a rectangle whose lengths and widths are integer multiples of a (the unit cell length) is drawn "encompassing" the site of the original dislocation's origin.
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Perfect crystals are an ideal subject for such calculations because of their high periodicity.
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In section topography, even perfect crystals display fringes.
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