Epitaxy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004037",
  "term": "Epitaxy",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The growth of a crystalline overlayer on a crystalline substrate, where the crystallographic orientation of the overlayer is determined by that of the substrate. This process involves the ordered deposition of molecules, such as polymer chains, onto a substrate surface, resulting in a well-defined structural relationship between the two materials. Polymer epitaxy can be achieved on substrates like single crystals of salts or highly oriented organic materials.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "epitaxial crystallization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1874 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/epitaxy/"
}