MICA Muscovite
MICA Muscovite is an insulator. The layers are stacked together via van der Waals interactions and can be exfoliated into thin 2D layers. Please note that we also sell MICA Phlogopite.
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The natural crystals have a typical rectangular shape of ~2.5cm.
More information about the MICA Muscovite crystals we sell can be found below.
| Crystal size | ~25 mm |
| Electrical properties | Insulator |
| Crystal structure | Monoclinic |
| Unit cell parameters | a = 0.519, a = 0.901, c = 1.996 nm, α = γ = 90°, β =95.89° |
| Type | Natural |
| Purity | Grade V1, highest purity natural crystal |
| Characterized by | XRD, Raman, EDX |
| More information? | Please contact us by email or phone |
The single crystal MICA Muscovite is characterized using:
XRD: single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (D8 Venture Bruker and D8 Advance Bruker)EDX: Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for stoichiometric analysis
Raman: 785 nm Raman system
Raman, XRD and EDX on MICA Muscovite:
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HQ Graphene Wiki on:
MICA Muscovite
1. Zhang, R., et al. "Realization of a non-markov chain in a single 2D mineral RRAM." Science Bulletin 66.16 (2021): 1634-1640.
2. Yang, Z., et al. "Electrically Tuning Interfacial Ion Redistribution for mica/WSe2 Memory Transistor." Advanced Electronic Materials 9.1 (2023): 2200679.