Department of Applied Physics Lublin University of Technology

My publications

I. Theses

Ph.D. thesis:
Microtopographical Studies on Lead Sulphide Monocrystals
Sardar Patel University, India (1971).

Habilitation thesis:
Mechanism of Etching of Ionic Crystals
Sci. Bull. lodz Techn. Univ.: Scientific Works 60, No. 444 (1984) pp. 1-110.

II. Monographs and books

K. Sangwal
Etching of Crystals: Theory, Experiment and Application
(North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1987) pp. xii + 497; Russ. Transl.: Travlenie Kristallov: Teoria, Eksperiment, Primenenie (Mir, Moscow, 1990) pp. 496.
(North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) pp. 497.

K. Sangwal
Wzrost Krysztalow (Crystal Growth)
(WSP Publications, Czestochowa 1990) in Polish, pp. xxviii + 567.

K. Sangwal, R. Rodriguez-Clemente
Surface Morphology of Crystalline Solids
(Trans Tech, Aedermannsdorf, 1991) pp. vii + 437.

K. Sangwal
Elementary Crystal Growth
(Saan Publishers, Lublin, 1994) pp. xx + 556; a revised and updated version of "Wzrost Krysztalow".

K. Sangwal (Guest Editor)
Impurities and Crystal Growth
(in: Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials, Vol. 32, Numbers 1-3 (Elsevier, Oxford, 1996) pp. 169.

A.A. Urusovskaya, K. Sangwal
Mechanical Properties of Crystalline and Noncrystalline Solids
(Politechnika Lubelska, Lublin, 2001) pp. xiv + 292.

K. Sangwal
Additives and Crystallization Processes: From Fundamentals to Applications
(John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2007) pp. xvi + 452.

K. Sangwal
Nucleation and Crystal Growth: Metastability of Solutions and Melts
(John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2018) pp. xxv + 480.

K. Sangwal
Solvents and Solutions: Structure and Properties
(Paragon Publishing, Northamptonshire, UK, 2021) pp. xxiii + 476.
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K. Sangwal
Excursions in Past and Present: a Collection of Short Stories and Essays - Second Edition
(Notion Press, Chennai, India.) pp. 162.

K. Sangwal
Looking in the past
(Notion Press, India, 2023) pp. 178.

III. Contributed chapters in monographs and books

K. Sangwal
Chemical etching: principles and applications,
in: Electrochemistry of Semiconductors and Electronics: Processes and Devices, Eds. J. McHardy and F. Ludwig (Noyes, New York, 1991) chap. 2, pp. 53-126.

M. Jakubczyk, K. Sangwal
Nucleation and precipitation processes,
in: Elementary Crystal Growth, Ed. K. Sangwal (Saan Publishers, Lublin, 1994) chap. 3, pp. 43-82.

K. Sangwal
Kinetics and mechanisms of crystal growth,
in: Elementary Crystal Growth, Ed. K. Sangwal (Saan Publishers, Lublin, 1994) chap. 4, pp. 83-176.

K. Sangwal, B. Wiktorowska, T. Sokolowski
Crystal growth from low-temperature solutions,
in: Elementary Crystal Growth, Ed. K. Sangwal (Saan Publishers, Lublin, 1994) chap. 8, pp. 255-301.

K. Sangwal
Surface morphology of crystals,
in: Elementary Crystal Growth, Ed. K. Sangwal (Saan Publishers, Lublin, 1994) chap. 11, pp. 347-375.

K. Sangwal
Crystal growth from solutions,
in: Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, Eds. K.H.J. Buschow et al. (Pergamon, Oxford, 2001), pp. 3670-3680.

K. Sangwal, K. Sato
Nucleation and crystallization kinetics of fats,
in: Structure-Function Analysis of Edible Fats, A.G. Marangoni (Editor), AOCS Press, Urbana, IL, (2012), pp. 25-78.

I. Pritula, K. Sangwal
Fundamentals of Crystal Growth from Solutions,
in: Handbook of Crystal Growth, Eds. T.Nishinaga et al., Vol II (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2015), pp. 1185–1227.

IV. Review articles

K. Sangwal
Trawienie krysztalow: teoria i praktyka (Etching of crystals: theory and practice),
in: Materials of the Scientific Conference, Jurata 81, Reviews (WSI, Radom, 1982) pp. 154-182, in Polish.

K. Sangwal, A.A. Urusovskaya
The etching of alkali halide crystals,
Prog. Cryst. Growth Character. 8 (1984) 327-369.

K. Sangwal, M. Rak
Morfologia krysztalow (Morphology of crystals),
in: Materials of the Scientific Conference, Jurata 1983, Reviews (WAT, Warszawa, 1984) pp. 234-265, in Polish.

K. Sangwal
Etching processes and the investigation of minerals,
in: Geochemistry and Mineral Formation in the Earth Surface, Eds. R. Rodriguez-Clemente and Y. Tardy (CSIC, Madrid, 1987) pp. 715-731.

R. Rodriguez-Clemente, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, F. Rull-Perez, K. Sangwal
Crystal growth from boiling solutions,
Prog. Cryst. Growth Character. 17 (1988) 1-40.

K. Sangwal
Micromorphology of as-grown surfaces of crystals,
Prog. Cryst. Growth Character. 19 (1989) 189-245.

K. Sangwal
Chemical etching: principles and the present status,
in: Crystalline Materials: Growth and Characterization, Eds. R. Rodriguez-Clemente and C. Paorici (Trans Tech, Aedermannsdorf, 1991) pp. 187-204.

K. Sangwal
Effects of impurities on crystal growth processes,
Prog Cryst. Growth Character. 32 (1996) 3-43.

K. Sangwal, K.W. Benz
Impurity striations in crystals,
Prog. Cryst. Growth Character. 32 (1996) 135-169.

K. Sangwal
Growth kinetics and surface morphology of crystals grown from solutions: recent observations and their interpretations,
Prog. Cryst. Growth Character. 36 (1998) 163-248.

K. Sangwal
Indentation deformation and hardness of crystals at low loads,
J. Optoelect. Adv. Mater. 2 (2000) 105-131.

K. Sangwal
Wplyw domieszek na wzrost monokrysztalow z roztworow (Effect of impurities on growth of single crystals),
Prace Instytutu Technologii Materialow Elektronicznych 57 (2002) 32-73. In Polish.

K. Sangwal
Indentation size effect, indentation cracks and microhardness measurement of brittle crystalline solids - some basic concepts and trends,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 44 (2009), 1019-1037.

V. Original articles

A.R. Patel, K. Sangwal
Growth and etching of PbS whiskers from the vapour phase,
J. Cryst. Growth 8 (1971) 282-284.

K. Sangwal
Evidence of high temperature slip in galena,
Indian Mineral. 13 (1972) 34-38.

K. Sangwal
Some rare surface structures on natural galena,
Indian Mineral. 13 (1972) 39-41.

K. Sangwal
Selective etchants for lead sulphide single crystals,
Fiz. Tverd. Tela (USSR) 15 (1973) 1395-1397.

K. Sangwal
Selective etching parameters for CaF₂ single crystals,
Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys.11 (1973) 939-940.

K. Sangwal, A.R. Patel
Change in dislocation distribution and hardness of galena on air-annealing,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 7 (1974) 2031-2036.

K. Sangwal, A.R. Patel
Growth features of PbS crystals grown in silica gels,
J. Cryst. Growth 23 (1974) 282-288.

K. Sangwal, A.R. Patel
Some observations on indentation figures in galena,
Kristallografiya 20 (1975) 607-610.

K. Sangwal
Mechanism of dissolution at dislocations in CaF₂ single crystals,
Kristallografiya 20 (1975) 116-120.

K. Sangwal
Etching of dislocations in pyrite,
Fiz. Tverd. Tela (USSR) 18 (1976) 836-837.

A.R. Patel, K. Sangwal
Mechanism of adsorption in the selective etching of crystals,
Kristallografiya 21 (1976) 557-563.

K. Sangwal, J.N. Sutaria
Etching of MgO crystals in acids: surface micromorphology,
J. Mater. Sci. 11 (1976) 2271-2282.

K. Sangwal, A.A. Urusovskaya, A.E. Smirnov
Effect of CuCl₂ 2H₂O additive in ethanol on dissolution and selective etching behaviour of CsI crystals,
Krist. Tech. 12 (1977) 149-151.

K. Sangwal, J.N. Sutaria, A.R. Patel
Investigation of precipitation at dislocations in MgO crystals by ultramicroscopy and chemical etching,
Kristallografiya 22 (1977) 1030-1034.

K. Sangwal, N.L. Sizova, A.A. Urusovskaya
Causes of the formation of etch pits of different size and morphology on {100} faces of CsI crystals,
Krist. Tech. 12 (1977) 567-571.

K. Sangwal, A.A. Urusovskaya
Selective etching studies on cesium iodide crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 41 (1977) 216-224.

C.C. Desai, K. Sangwal, V. John
Etching behaviour of calcium fluoride crystals in hydrochloric acid vapour,
Krist. Tech. 12 (1977) 1269-1274.

K. Sangwal, S.K. Arora
Etching of MgO crystals in acids: kinetics and mechanism of dissolution,
J. Mater. Sci. 13 (1978) 1977-1985.

K. Sangwal, T.C. Patel
Etching studies on {100} faces of MgO crystals in H₃PO₄ acid,
Krist. Tech. 13 (1978) 281-287.

K. Sangwal, A.A. Urusovskaya, A.E. Smirnov
Selective etching of cesium iodide crystals and comparison of growth and dissolution processes,
Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys. 16 (1978) 501-507.

K. Sangwal, T.C. Patel
Etching behaviour of MgO crystal in relation to chemical reactions,
Krist. Tech. 13 (1978) 1407-1412.

A.A. Urusovskaya, N.L. Sizova, K. Sangwal, S.P. Smirnov
Plastic deformation of PbS crystals under compression along <100> directions,
Fiz. Tverd. Tela (USSR) 20 (1978) 1451-1453.

K. Sangwal, C.C. Desai, V. John
Etch pit morphology and calcium sulphate growth on {111} faces of calcium fluoride crystals etched in sulphuric acid,
Krist. Tech. 14 (1979) 63-72.

A.A. Urusovskaya, G.G. Knab, K. Sangwal
Braking centres of dislocations in γ-irradiated LiF crystals,
Kristallografiya 24 (1979) 171-174.

K. Sangwal, S.K. Arora
The anisotropy of grinding damage, chemical polishing and etching in MgO crystals,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 12 (1979) 645-650.

K. Sangwal, T.C. Patel, M.D. Kotak
Chemical etchants to reveal old and fresh dislocations in MgO crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 14 (1979) 1509-1510.

K. Sangwal, T.C. Patel, M.D.Kotak
On the kinetics and mechanism of dissolution of MgO crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 14 (1979) 1869-1876.

K. Sangwal, T.C. Patel, M.D. Kotak
Etching and polishing studies on MgO crystals in acids,
Krist. Tech. 14 (1979) 949-964.

K. Sangwal
Estimation of core energy of dislocations from etch data,
Krist. Tech. 14 (1979) 965-967.

K. Sangwal
Mechanism of dissolution of MgO crystal in acids,
J. Mater. Sci. 15 (1980) 237-246.

K. Sangwal
On the adsorption processes in the selective etching of MgO and CaF₂ crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 15 (1980) 522-525.

S.K. Arora, K. Sangwal
Spherulitic growth of barium and strontium tungstates in gels,
Indian J. Phys. 53A (1979) 612-617.

K. Sangwal, K. Ramakrishna Rao
A note on the dissolution mechanism of MgO in acids,
J. Mater. Sci. 15 (1980) 2673-2675.

K. Sangwal, K. Ramakrishna Rao
Nature of etching species and dissolution mechanism of MgO crystals in acids,
Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys. 20 (1982) 858-862.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
On the growth morphology of potassium dichromate crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 17 (1982) 39-47.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot
Etching studies on potassium dichromate crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 17 (1982) 49-55.

K. Sangwal
Estimation of surface energy of non-metallic crystals from hardness and solubility data,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 17 (1982) K21-K23.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot, J. Karniewicz, W. Kolasinski
On the selective etching of KDP crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 58 (1982) 261-266.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot
Observations of growth hillocks on potassium bichromate (KBC) crystals grown from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 58 (1982) 467-471.

K. Sangwal
Dislocation etch-pit formation on non-metallic crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 17 (1982) 2227-2238.

K. Sangwal
Dissolution kinetics of MgO crystals in aqueous acidic salt solutions,
J. Mater. Sci. 17 (1982) 3598-3610.

B. Borecka, K. Sangwal
On the morphology of dislocation etch pits on cube faces of MgO crystals in acids,
J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 1 (1982) 364-366.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
Spiral growth of potassium bichromate crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 17 (1982) 1333-1346.
M. Rak, K. Sangwal
Some features of macrospiral layers and macrosteps on potassium bichromate crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 65 (1983) 494-499.

B. Borecka, K. Sangwal, M. Rak, A. Lipinski
Growth characteristics of p-terphenyl crystals from some organic solvents,
J. Cryst. Growth 65 (1983) 518-523.

W. Sokolowski, K. Sangwal
Some physical properties of dilute and concentrated aqueous solutions of potassium bichromate,
Z. Phys. Chem. Neue Folge 138 (1983) 157-165.

W. Sokolowski, K. Wojciechowski, K. Sangwal, R. Rodriguez-Clemente
Crystal growth of potassium bichromate at the boiling point,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 19 (1984) 151-154.

Z. Nowaczyk, K. Sangwal
Morphology and characterization of ammonium bichromate crystals grown from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 19 (1984) 913-918.

F. Lefaucheux, M.C. Robert, K. Sangwal
X-ray topographic study of potassium bichromate crystals: effect of growth temperature on crystal quality,
J. Cryst. Growth 67 (1984) 541-548.

K. Sangwal, G. Zaniewska
Influence of impurities on the etching of NaCl crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 19 (1984)1131-1144.

J. Szewczyk, W. Sokolowski, K. Sangwal
Some physical properties of saturated, supersaturated and undersaturated potassium bichromate aqueous solutions,
J. Chem. Engg. Data 30 (1985) 243-246.

A. Koziejowska, K. Sangwal
On the thermodynamic theory of dislocation etch-pit formation,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 20 (1985) 455-460.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal, J. Karniewicz
Study of inclusions and growth bands in potassium bichromate crystals grown from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 20 (1985) 645-654.

J. Karniewicz, M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
Micromorphology of as-grown and etched surfaces of ZnTe crystals obtained by sublimation,
Sci. Bull. lodz Techn. Univ., Physics 8, No. 469 (1985) 5-13.

A. Koziejowska, K. Sangwal
Influence of impurity on the etching of caesium iodide crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 5 (1986) 137-138.

A. Koziejowska, K. Sangwal
Effect of impurities on the etching of sodium chloride crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 21 (1986) 641-646.

K. Sangwal, R. Rodriguez-Clemente, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer
Surface microtopographic study of KDP crystals grown at the boiling point,
J. Cryst. Growth 78 (1986) 144-154.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot, M. Szczepaniak
On the enantiomorphism in potassium bichromate,
J. Cryst. Growth 79 (1986) 185-191.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
Surface micromorphology of potassium bichromate crystals in relation to growth conditions,
J. Cryst. Growth 79 (1986) 829-836.

K. Sangwal, W. Kucharczyk
Relationship between density and refractive index of inorganic solids,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 20 (1987) 522-525.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot
Growth morphology of potassium bichromate crystals from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 80 (1987) 351-365.

S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, R. Rodriguez-Clemente, K. Sangwal
Criteria for growing crystals from boiling solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 83 (1987) 367-375.

K. Sangwal
A new equation for the temperature dependence of density of saturated aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 22 (1987) 789-792.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
Surface morphology and quality of potassium bichromate crystals obtained from aqueous solutions in relation to growth conditions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 22 (1987) 1397-1402.

M. Szurgot, K. Sangwal
Influence of free convection on the formation of defects in potassium bichromate crystals grown from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 22 (1987) 1477-1484.

A. Koziejowska, K. Sangwal
Surface micromorphology and dissolution kinetics of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals in undersaturated aqueous solutions,
J. Mater. Sci. 23 (1988) 2989-2994.

J. Szewczyk, K. Sangwal
Density, refractive index, and specific refraction of aqueous lithium iodate solutions,
J. Chem. Engg. Data 33 (1988) 418-423.

K. Sangwal, K. Kloc
Surface micromorphology of as-grown Cd₃As₂ crystals,
Sci. Bull. lodz Techn. Univ., Physics 9, No. 521 (1989) 45-64.

K. Sangwal
Effect of growth temperature on the dislocation structure of potassium bichromate crystals,
Sci. Bull. Lodz Techn. Univ., Physics 9, No. 521 (1989) 35-43.

K. Sangwal
Microhardness of as-grown and annealed lead sulphide crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. 24 (1989) 1128-1132.

K. Sangwal
On the estimation of surface entropy factor, interfacial tension, dissolution enthalpy and metastable zone-width for substances crystallizing from solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 97 (1989) 393-405.

I. Owczarek, K. Sangwal
Selective etching of rough (001) faces of KH₂PO₄ crystals,
J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 9 (1990) 440-442.

I. Owczarek, K. Sangwal
Effect of impurities on the growth of KDP crystals: on the mechanism of adsorption on {100} faces from tapering data,
J. Cryst. Growth 99 (1990) 827-831.

I. Owczarek, K. Sangwal
Effect of impurities on the growth of KDP crystals: mechanism of adsorption on {101} faces,
J. Cryst. Growth 101 (1990) 574-580.

K. Sangwal, E. Olczyk
Effect of pH on the electrical conductance of saturated aqueous solutions of KH₂PO₄ and its solubility,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 25 (1990) 65-70.

K. Sangwal
Crystal Growth phenomena in relation to the structure of growth media,
Anales de Quimica (Spain) 87 (1991) 475-482.

E. Mielniczek, M. Jakubczyk, K. Sangwal
Influence of enhanced gravitation on growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 27 (1992) 10-15.

K. Sangwal, M. Szurgot
Occurrence of various planes in contact with the bottom of crystallizers for the growth of potassium bichromate crystals from aqueous solutions,
J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 11 (1992) 1185-1187.

K. Sangwal
Effect of Impurities on the processes of crystal growth,
J. Cryst. Growth 128 (1993) 1236-1244.

K. Sangwal, I. Owczarek
On the formation of etch grooves at impurity striations and growth sector boundaries in crystals grown from solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 129 (1993) 640-652.

K. Sangwal, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer
Observations of growth hillocks and growth layers on potassium hydrogen tartrate crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 29 (1994) 639-645.

K. Sangwal, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, R. Rodriguez-Clemente, J. Torrent-Burgués
Decoration of growth and dissolution steps on the surfaces of L-arginine phosphate crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 140 (1994) 447-450.

E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, K. Sangwal
Study of growth kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 29 (1994) 1027-1035.

W. Polak, K. Sangwal
Modelling the formation of solute clusters in aqueous solutions of ionic salts,
J. Crystal Growth 152 (1995) 182 – 190

E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, K. Sangwal
Study of growth morphology of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals obtained from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 30 (1995) 807-811.

K. Sangwal, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, J. Torrent-Burgués
On the formation of dislocation etch pits on L-arginine phosphate monohydrate crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 154 (1995) 364-369.

K. Sangwal, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, J. Torrent-Burgués
Growth habit and surface morphology of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 155 (1995) 135-143.

K. Sangwal, A. Zdyb, D. Chocyk, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Effect of supersaturation and temperature on the growth morphology of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals obtained from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 31 (1996) 267-273.

W. Polak, K. Sangwal
Theoretical estimation of solvation parameters of single ions and interfacial tensions of clusters of potassium halides in aqueous solutions,
J. Crystal Growth 160 (1996) 154 – 161

K. Sangwal, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, J. Torrent-Burgués
Study of growth dislocations in L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals by chemical etching,
J. Mater. Sci. 31 (1996) 6299-6304.

K. Sangwal, J. Torrent-Burgues, F. Sanz, P. Gorostiza
Atomic force microscopic study of step bunching and macrostep formation during the growth of L-arginine phosphate single crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 172 (1997) 209-218.

K. Sangwal, J. Torrent-Burgues, F. Sanz, J. Servat
Observations of cleavage steps, slip traces and dislocation hollow cores on cleaved {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals by atomic force microscopy,
Surf. Sci. 374 (1997) 387-396.

K. Sangwal, F. Sanz
On the formation of dislocation hollow cores on cleaved {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 32 (1997) 261-270.

K. Sangwal, F. Sanz, J. Servat, P. Gorostiza
Nature of multilayer steps on the {100} cleavage planes of MgO single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 383 (1997) 78-87.

K. Sangwal, W. Polak
Supersaturation dependence of induction period for three-dimensional nucleation of substances from aqueous solutions revisited,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 32 (1997) 509 – 518

K. Sangwal, J. Servat, F. Sanz, J. Torrent-Burgues
AFM study of etching of cleaved {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals: I. Dislocation etch pits and step bunching,
J. Cryst. Growth 180 (1997) 263-273.

K. Sangwal, J. Torrent-Burgues, F. Sanz, J. Servat
AFM study of etching of cleaved {100} faces of L-arginine phosphate monohydrate single crystals: II. Two-dimensional nucleation, formation of spiral elevations and decoration of dissolution layers,
J. Cryst. Growth 180 (1997) 274-279.

K. Sangwal
Growth mechanisms of crystals from solutions: theory and experiment,
Prajna - J. Sardar Patel University (India) 7 (1997) 67-85.

H. Frej, M. Jakubczyk, K. Sangwal
Density, Surface Tension, and Refractive Index of Aqueous Ammonium Oxalate Solutions from 293 K to 333 K,
J. Chem. Engg Data 43 (1998) 158-161.

K. Sangwal
On the mechanism of crystal growth from solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 192 (1998) 200-214.

K. Sangwal, J. Borc, T. Palczynska
On the growth hillock vicinality and normal growth rates of the (1 0 1) face of KDP crystals,
J. Cryst. Growth 194 (1998) 214-219.

K. Sangwal, F. Sanz, P. Gorostiza
Study of the surface morphology of the {100} cleavage planes of MgO single crystals by atomic force microscopy,
Surf. Sci. 424 (1999) 139-144.

K. Sangwal
Kinetic effects of impurities on the growth of crystals from solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 203 (1999) 197-212.

W. Polak, K. Sangwal
Study of the geometry of KCl clusters nucleating from vapour and in aqueous solutions,
J. Crystal Growth 203 (1999) 434 – 442

W. Polak, K. Sangwal
Molecular interpretation of different morphologies of KCl microcrystals growing from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 34 (1999) 655 – 660

K. Sangwal, J. Torrent-Burgues, P. Gorostiza, F. Sanz
AFM study of the behaviour of growth steps on the (100) faces of KDP crystals and the tapering phenomenon,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 34 (1999) 667-676.

R. Misztal, K. Sangwal
Analysis of the Concentration and Temperature Dependence of Densities of Aqueous Alkali Halide Solutions: a New Power-Law Approach,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 34 (1999) 769-775.

K. Sangwal, P. Gorostiza, J. Servat, F. Sanz
Atomic force microscopy study of nanoindentation deformation and indentation size effect in MgO crystal,
J. Mater. Res. 14 (1999) 3973-3982.

K. Sangwal, P. Gorostiza, F. Sanz
In situ study of the recovery of nanoindentation deformation on the (100) face of MgO single crystals by atomic force microscopy,
Surf. Sci. 442 (1999) 161-178.

K. Sangwal
On the reverse indentation size effect and microhardness measurement of solids,
Mater. Chem. Phys. 63 (2000) 145-152.

K. Sangwal, P. Gorostiza, F. Sanz
AFM study of nanoindentation creep on the (100) face of MgO single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 446 (2000) 314-322.

K. Sangwal, T. Palczynska
On the supersaturation and impurity concentration dependence of segregation coefficient in crystals grown from solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 212 (2000) 522-531.

E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, K. Gielzak-Kocwin, K. Sangwal
Effect of Cu(II) on the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions: growth kinetics, segregation coefficient and characterization of incorporation sites,
J. Cryst. Growth 212 (2000) 532-542.

K. Sangwal, P. Gorostiza, F. Sanz, J. Borc
Study of the nature and distribution of elementary steps on the (100) cleavage faces of MgO single crystals by atomic force microscopy,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 35 (2000) 959-967.

J. Borc, K. Sangwal, A. Richter, R. Ries, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Surface morphology of the {001} cleavage faces of potassium bichromate single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 489 (2001) 174-184.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Effect of Fe(III) ions on the growth kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 233 (2001) 343-354.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
On the effect of Cu(II) impurity on the growth kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 36 (2001) 837-849.

K. Sangwal
On the nature of supersaturation barriers observed during the growth of crystals from aqueous solutions containing impurities,
J. Cryst. Growth 242 (2002) 215-228.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, J. Borc
Effect of Cr(III) ions on the growth kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 242 (2002) 421-434.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, J. Borc
Study of segregation coefficient of cationic impurities in ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals during growth from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 244 (2002) 183-193.

K. Sangwal, B. Surowska, P. Blaziak
Analysis of the indentation size effect in the microhardness measurement of some cobalt-based alloys,
Mater. Chem. Phys. 77 (2002) 511-520.

K. Sangwal, M. Hordyjewicz, B. Surowska
Microindentation hardness of SrLaAlO₄ and SrLaGaO₄ single crystals,
J. Optoelect. Adv. Mater. 4 (2002) 875-882.

K. Sangwal, R. Misztal
Dependence of densities of alkali halide aqueous solutions on their concentration and temperature: a new power-law approach,
Prace Naukowe WSP Czestochowa: Series - Chem. Environ. Protection 6 (2002) 51-66.

K. Sangwal, R. Misztal
Relationship between ionic radii, solution entropy and constants of the power-law approach for the densities of alkali halide aqueous solutions,
Prace Naukowe WSP Czestochowa: Series - Chem. Environ. Protection 6 (2002) 67-72.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, J. Borc
Effect of Mn(II) ions on the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions: I. Growth habit and surface morphology,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 38 (2003) 103-112.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Effect of Mn(II) ions on the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions: II. Growth kinetics,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 38 (2003) 113-124.

K. Sangwal, K. Wojcik, J. Borc
In situ study of the kinetics of displacement of growth steps on {010} faces of potassium acid phthalate single crystals from aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 38 (2003) 684-696.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Study of segregation coefficient of Mn(II) impuritiy in ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals and the relationship between segregation coefficient and growth kinetics,
J. Cryst. Growth 257 (2003) 185-198.

K. Sangwal, B. Surowska
Study of indentation size effect and microhardness of SrLaAlO₄ and SrLaGaO₄ single crystals,
Mater. Res. Innovat. 7 (2003) 91-104.

K. Sangwal, B. Surowska, P. Blaziak
Relationship between indentation size effect and material properties in the microhardness measurement of some cobalt-based alloys,
Mater. Chem. Phys. 80 (2003) 428-437.

J. Borc, K. Sangwal
Study of the orientation and frequency of occurence of elementary steps on the {010} cleavage face of potassium acid phthalate single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 555 (2004) 1-10.

M. Oszwaldowski, T. Berus, A. Borowska, M. Nowicki, A. Richter, K. Sangwal
Textural properties of InSb thin films,
J. Cryst. Growth 265 (2004) 83-93.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Effect of impurities on metastable zone width for the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from aqueous solutions,
J. Cryst. Growth 267 (2004) 662-675.

K. Sangwal, H. Frej, R. Misztal
On the dimensions of species participating in the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from viscosity data of concentrated aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 39 (2004) 705-711.

E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, K. Sangwal
Growth kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate single crystals from aqueous solutions containing Co(II) and Ni(II) impurities,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 39 (2004) 993-1005.

B. Surowska, J. Bienias, M. Walczak, K. Sangwal, A. Stoch
Microstructure and mechanical properties of ceramic coatings on Ti and Ti-based alloy,
Appl. Surf. Sci. 238 (2004) 288-294.

K. Sangwal, A. Klos
Study of microindentation hardness of different planes of gadomium calcium oxyborate single crystals,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 40 (2005) 429-438.

K. Sangwal
On the origin of supersaturation barriers during the growth of single crystals from aqueous solutions containing impurities: a review,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 40 (2005) 635-648.

K. Sangwal, A. Kothari, S.K. Arora
Formation of indentation cracks and origin of indentation size effect in cadmium tartrate pentahydrate single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 600 (2006) 1475-1486.

J. Borc, K. Sangwal
On the perfection of cleavage planes of potassium bichromate single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 601 (2007) 1160-1166.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Effect of cationic impurities on solubility and crystal growth processes of ammonium oxalate monohydrate: role of formation of metal-oxalate complexes,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 42 (2007) 531-543.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska
Study of copper complexes in saturated and unsaturated aqueous ammonium oxalate solutions containing Cu(II) impurity,
Fluid Phase Equilibrium 258 (2007) 199-205.

K. Sangwal, K. Wojcik, J. Borc
In situ study of growth and dissolution kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate single crystals from aqueous solutions containing cationic impurities,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 42 (2007) 1243-1251.

J. Borc, K. Sangwal
Study of elementary steps on the (001), (100) and (010) cleavage faces of potassium bichromate single crystals,
Surf. Sci. 602 (2008) 1175-1184.

K. Sangwal
Novel approach to analyze metastable zone width determined by the polythermal method: physical interpretation of various parameters,
Cryst. Growth Des. 9 (2009) 942-950.

K. Sangwal
A novel self-consistent Nyvlt-like equation for metastable zone width determined by the polythermal method,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 44 (2009) 231-247.

K. Sangwal, K. Wojcik
Investigation of metastable zone width of ammonium oxalate aqueous solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 44 (2009) 363-372.

K. Sangwal
Effect of impurities on the metastable zone width of solute-solvent systems,
J. Cryst. Growth 311 (2009) 4050-4061.

K. Sangwal, K.W.Smith
On the metastable zone of 1,3-dipalmitoy-2-oleoylglycerol, tripalmitoloylglycerol, and their mixtures in acetone solutions,
Cryst. Growth Des. 10 (2010), 640-647.

T. Kavetskyy, J. Borc, K. Sangwal, V. Tsmots
Indentation size effect and Vickers microhardness measurement of metal-modified arsenic chalcogenide glasses,
J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 12 (2010) 2282-2091.

K. Sangwal
On the effect of impurities on the metastable zone width of phosphoric acid,
J. Cryst. Growth 312 (2010) 3316-3325.

K. Sangwal, J. Borc, T. Kavetskyy
Study of microindentation cracks in of bismuth-doped arsenic selenide glasses,
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 357 (2011) 3117-3122.

T. Kavetsyy, J. Borc, K. Sangwal
Study of indentation microhardness of bismuth-doped As₂Se₃ glasses,
Optoelectronics and Advance Materials - Rapid Communications 5 (2011) 755-760.

K. Sangwal
Some features of metastable zone width of various systems determined by polythermal method,
CrystEngComm 13 (2011) 489-501.

K. Sangwal
Recent developments in understanding of the metastable zone width of different solute-solvent systems,
Journal of Crystal Growth 318 (2011) 103-109

K. Sangwal
Progressive nucleation mechanism and its application to the growth of journals, articles and authors in scientific fields,
Journal of Informetrics 5 (2011) 529-536.

K. Sangwal
On the growth of citations of publication output of individual authors,
Journal of Informetrics, 5 (2011) 554-564.

K. Sangwal
On the age-independent publication index,
Scientometrics 91 (2012) 1053-1058.

K. Sangwal
Progressive nucleation mechanism for the growth behavior of items and its application to cumulative papers and citations of individual authors,
Scientometrics 92 (2012) 575-591.

K. Sangwal
Application of progressive nucleation mechanism for the citation behavior of individual papers of different authors,
Scientometrics 92(3)) (2012) 643-655.

K. Sangwal
On the relationship between citations of publication output and Hirsch index h of authors: conceptualization of tapered Hirsch index hT , circular citation area radius R and citation acceleration a,
Scientometrics 93 (2012) 987-1004.

K. Sangwal
Comparison of different mathematical functions for the analysis of citation distribution of papers of individual authors,
Journal of Informetrics 7 (2013) 36-49.

K. Sangwal
Citation and impact factor distributions of scientific journals published in individual countries,
Journal of Informetrics 7 (2013) 487-504.

K. Sangwal
Growth dynamics of citations of cumulative papers of individual authors according to progressive nucleation mechanism: Concept of citation acceleration,
Information Processing and Management 49 (2013) 757-772.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, J. Borc
On the induction period for crystallization in solute-solvent systems by polythermal method,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 48(11) (2013) 956-968.

K. Sangwal
Czochralski Method of Crystal Growth in the Scientific Literature: An Informetric Study,
Acta Phys. Polonica 124 (2013) 173-180.

K. Sangwal
On the growth behavior of yearly citations of cumulative papers of individual authors,
J. Scientometrics Res. 2(1) (2013) 30-36.

K. Sangwal
Recent growth of scientific journals published in India: Some publishing and citation-related characteristics,
J. Scientometrics Res. 2(1) (2013) 59-69.

K. Sangwal
Some citation-related characteristics of scientific journals published in individual countries,
Scientometrics 97 (2013) 719-741.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzoska, S. Barylska
Solubility of ammonium oxalate in water-acetone mixtures and metastable zone width of their solutions,
Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 92 (2014) 491-499.

K. Sangwal
Distributions of citations of papers of individual authors publishing in different scientific disciplines: Application of Langmuir-type function,
Journal of Informetrics 8 (2014) 972-984.

K. Sangwal
On the growth dynamics of citations of articles by some Nobel Prize winners,
Journal of Informetrics 9 (2015) 466–476.

A. Iurchenko, J. Borc, K. Sangwal, A. Voronov
Microindentation deformation of lithium dihydrogen phosphate single crystals: Microhardness measurement and indentation size effect,
Materials Chemistry and Physics 170 (2016) 276–284.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska
Antisolvent crystallization of aqueous ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions by addition of acetone at different rates,
Cryst. Res.Technol. 51(8) (2016) 475-490.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska
Antisolvent crystallization of aqueous ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions by addition of methanol,
J. Cryst. Growth 451 (2016) 139-149.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska
Post-crystallization cooling behavior of aqueous supersaturated ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions containing acetone and methanol antisolvents added at different rates,
Cryst. Res.Technol. 52(1) (2017) 1600216 (1–11).

K. Sangwal
On the light intensity transmitted through water and aqueous supersaturated ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions containing different antisolvents,
J. Cryst. Growth 460 (2017) 67–77.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska
Effect of addition of different antisolvents on the crystallization of aqueous ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 52(6) (2017) 1600361 (1–8).

Jarosław Borc, Keshra Sangwal, Igor Pritula, Elena Dolzhenkova
Investigation of pop-in events and indentation size effect on the (001) and (100) faces of KDP crystals by nanoindentation deformation,
Materials Science and Engineering A 708 (2017) 1–10.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska
Investigation of selected alcohols as antisolvents in the crystallization behavior of ammonium dihydrogenPhosphate from Aqueous Solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 53 (2018) 1700254 (1–7).

E. Mielniczek-Brzóska, K. Sangwal and J. Borc
Effect of Fe(III) impurity on the antisolvent crystallization of aqueous ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions,
Cryst. Res. Technol. 55 (2020) 1900213 (1-10).

J. Borc, K. Sangwal, M. Świetlicki, D. Chocyk, G. Gładyszewski
Vickers microindentation deformation of different cleavage faces of potassium bichromate single crystals: Anisotropy in microhardness and crack formation,
Materials Science and Engineering A 790 (2020) 139642 (1-11).

K. Sangwal
On the linear and integral models for metastable zone width determined by solution cooling method,
J. Cryst. Growth 576 (2021) 126377.

K. Sangwal
Comparison of selected mathematical functions for the analysis of growth behavior of items and physical interpretation of Avrami-Weibull function,
Journal of Computer Sciences Institute (JCSI) 21 (2021) 259-278.

K. Sangwal
Comparative study of scaling parameters and research output of selected highly- and moderately-cited individual authors
Journal of Computer Sciences Institute (JCSI) 23 (2022) 152-164.

E. Mielniczek-Brzóska, K. Sangwal, D. Chocyk, K. Kluziak
Effect of Al(III) impurity on the crystallization of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) from aqueous solutions by cooling method
J. Cryst. Growth 595 (2022) 126816.

K. Sangwal, E. Mielniczek-Brzóska, D. Chocyk, K. Kluziak
Antisolvent crystallization of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) from aqueous solutions containing Al(III) and Fe(III) impurities by addition of ethanol
J. Cryst. Growth 614 (2023) 127235.

E. Mielniczek-Brzóska, K. Sangwal, D. Chocyk, K. Kluziak
Erratum to Effect of Al(III) impurity on the crystallization of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) from aqueous solutions by cooling method [J. Cryst. Growth 595 (2022) 126816]
J. Cryst. Growth 621 (2023) 127331.

K. Sangwal, W.Z. Polak
Antisolvent crystallization kinetics of different substances in solvent–antisolvent systems
J. Cryst. Growth 628 (2024) 127562.

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