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When it comes to Crystal, if you think of sparkling gems?
Narrowly speaking, magnificent gem color, crystal clear, hard, durable, the number of rare, and into single crystals of gemstone jewelry or twinning, including natural and synthetic, such as diamonds, sapphires, etc.
So what is crystal? Micro-structure of crystals and how?
Is the basic feature of the periodic law, namely crystals consist of atoms, ions or molecules in space according to a certain rule is repeated in order. Growing crystals, tend to render certain symmetries on the skin. If the arrangement of particles in the space of long range order in Crystal, is a single crystal. Collection of Crystal orientation of single crystals are numerous.
Research workers to better to observation crystal of micro structure, in accordance with Crystal of physico-chemical nature design manufacturing has various of microscope, as: (1) fluorescent microscope, it to UV for light irradiation was check objects, makes of issued fluorescent, last in microscope Xia observation objects of shape and where location; (2) inverted fluorescent microscope, it by fluorescent annex and inverted microscope organic combined constitute; (3) polarizing microscope, it can clear tell double refraction material (as ball Crystal)...... Nikon, Olympus microscopes microscope popular manufacturers.
1. harvest grains
▲ Take mapping: using Olympus fluorescence microscope IX83 in white light shooting
Software: none
Image description: because the material itself is yellow, and micro-and nano-crystals similar to grains, researchers collected 70 anniversary of the victory, so named for the harvest of wheat. The fluorescent properties of materials have good, by the formation of micro-and nano-crystals can be used as a small laser, Photonic chip signal source. Photonic chip is the future development direction of communication, rather than electronic chip, Photonic chip with a heat production low, information dissemination, spread quickly and so on.
2. "the eye," crystal ball
▲ Take mapping: BX-51 polarized light microscope
Software: none
Photo Description: Crystal is a kind of polycrystalline, are the most common polymers polycrystalline structure, the most basic structural unit is folded chain chips. These small chip due to the polymer melt rapidly cooling rules or other conditions before, and thus cannot be assessed in the most ideal way to form crystals. But in order to reduce the surface energy, often centering on certain nucleus radiation, crystallized polycrystalline aggregate into balls-crystal-ball.
3. Nirvana
▲ Take mapping: fluorescent microscope
Software: none
Image description: picture is the Crystal of the organic light-emitting materials in fluorescence microscope images. Assembled on a large number of crystals in the substrate becomes Phoenix's shape, even the beauty of fractals in mathematics, emits red light under a fluorescent microscope, like a Phoenix reborn in the wings.
4. dream of autumn
▲ Take mapping: Nikon TIU series microscopes
Software: none
Image description: for micro-and nano-single crystal structure of organic molecules. Organic combination of weak van der Waals forces between molecules and, therefore, presence of organic semiconductor single crystals in micro-and nano-crystalline form, this material is widely used in high-performance field effect transistor devices.
5. flying dandelion
▲ Take mapping: Olympus BX51
Software: Image-Pro Express 6.3
Image description: this picture is formed by the drip method of solution growth of single crystals. The reagent is soluble in organic solvents, ultrasound for half an hour, then filter, get gold clear solution, drop in washed modification of silicon, and placed in a weighing bottle, slowly evaporate, can be observed the scene in the picture the next day.
Conclusion
We work the authors are pieces of work beautiful? Microcosm of Crystal is so amazing. Trying to give a nice micro-photography, in addition to the need for rigorous experimental synthesis of beautiful materials, and tall micro device on, but the most important thing is to play its full of imagination, open brain hole! In the process of collecting works, we find that, even if the original image was less than satisfactory, but composition post-processing partners was able to make up work. Scientific research and not as intimidating as everyone thought, let us feel the charm of scientific research it!
科研人员，没想到你们是这样的摄影师…… - 科研,摄影师 - IT资讯
说到晶体，大家是不是会想到闪闪发光的宝石？
狭义来讲，宝石是色彩瑰丽、晶莹剔透、坚硬耐久、数量稀少，并可琢磨成宝石首饰的单晶体或双晶，包括天然的和人工合成的，如钻石、蓝宝石等。
那么晶体是什么？晶体又有着怎样的微观结构呢？
晶体最基本的特征是周期规律性，即组成晶体的原子、离子或分子在空间中按一定的规律周期重复地排列。生长良好的晶体，外观上往往呈现某种对称性。如果整个晶体中的质点在空间的排列长程有序，则是单晶。多晶是众多取向的单晶的集合。
科研工作者为了更好地观察晶体的微观结构，依照晶体的理化性质设计制造了各种各样的显微镜，如：（1）荧光显微镜，它以紫外线为光源照射被检物体，使之发出荧光，最后在显微镜下观察物体的形状及其所在位置；（2）倒置荧光显微镜，它由荧光附件与倒置显微镜有机结合构成；（3）偏光显微镜，它能够清楚分辨双折射物质（如球晶）……Nikon、Olympus等显微镜厂商生产的显微镜深受大家喜爱。
1.丰收的麦粒
▲取图仪器：采用Olympus倒置荧光显微镜IX83在白光下拍摄
软件处理：无
图片介绍：由于该材料分子本身为黄色，所得微纳晶体形似麦粒，研究人员是在抗战胜利70周年之际采集到的，所以取名为丰收的麦粒。该材料具有良好的荧光特性，它所形成的微纳晶体可以作为小型激光器，成为光子芯片的信号源。光子芯片是未来通讯的发展方向，比起电子芯片，光子芯片具有产热低，信息传播量大，传播迅速等特点。
2.有“眼睛”的球晶
▲取图仪器：BX-51偏光显微镜
软件处理：无
图片介绍：球晶是多晶的一种，是最常见的聚合物多晶结构，其最基本结构单元是折叠链晶片。这些小晶片由于聚合物熔体迅速冷却或者受到其它条件的限制来不及进行规则生长，因而不能按照最理想的方式形成单晶。但是为了减少表面能，它们往往以某些晶核为中心放射生长，结晶成球状的多晶聚集体——球晶。
3.涅槃
▲取图仪器：荧光显微镜
软件处理：无
图片介绍：图片是有机发光材料的晶体在荧光显微镜下的图片。数量众多的晶体在衬底上自行组装成为凤凰的形状，更兼数学中的分形之美，在荧光显微镜下放出红色的光芒，恰似一只浴火重生的凤凰在展翅高飞。
4.梦幻秋
▲取图仪器：Nikon TIU系列显微镜
软件处理：无
图片介绍：图为有机分子微纳单晶结构。有机分子间以弱的范德华力相结合，因此，有机半导体单晶多以微纳晶形式存在，这种材料被广泛应用于高性能场效应的晶体管器件。
5.蒲公英飞翔
▲取图仪器：Olympus BX51
软件处理：Image-Pro Express 6.3
图片介绍：本图片是用溶液滴注法生长而成的单晶。将试剂溶于有机溶剂中，超声半小时，然后过滤，得到金黄色澄清溶液，滴在洗干净的修饰的硅片上，放置于称量瓶内，慢慢挥发，第二天即可观察到图片中的景象。
结语
大家是不是和作者一样被这几幅作品美呆了？晶体的微观世界就是那么的叹为观止。想要拍出一幅好看的显微摄影作品，除了需要严谨认真地实验操作合成出漂亮的原材料，还需要高大上的显微设备，但是最重要的是要发挥充分的想象力，大开脑洞！在收集作品的过程中，我们发现，即使原图不尽人意，但是会构图会后期处理的小伙伴们还是能把作品变的让人眼前一亮。科研并没有大家想象的那么令人生畏，让我们一起感受科研的魅力吧！