X-Ray Diffraction Study of the Cubic Phase of Ice
- 1 April 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 26 (4) , 782-784
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1743404
Abstract
An x‐ray diffraction study has been made of the cubic phase of ice previously reported by König from electron diffraction work. Cubic ice could be obtained only by direct crystallization from the vapor onto surfaces at low temperature. Condensation rate and surface conditions are critical variables in the formation of cubic ice. Powdered mixtures of cubic and hexagonal ice were studied at —190° and —130°C. The powder x‐ray patterns confirm the diamond structure for the oxygen atoms; the cubic cell edge is a=6.37 ±0.02 A at —190°C.Keywords
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