Abstract:
The morphological instabilities of two-dimensional hexagonal crystals in lipid monolayers are studied. Fluorescence microscopy indicates that
beyond a critical size the faceted crystal develops into dendrites with unusual tip growth behavior, which is not consistent with the current theory of
dendritic growth. The morphological transitions in relation to the driving force for two-dimensional crystal growth are also studied. (C) 1998
Published by Elsevier Science B.V.