Growth of Blue Quartz by Hydrothermal Method

수열법에 의한 청색수정의 성장

  • Lee Young Kuk (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Yu Young Moon (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Jung Suk Jong (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Koh Jae Cheon (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Bak Ro Bak (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • Published : 1997.06.01

Abstract

Single crystals of Co-doped quartz (blue quartz) were grown hydrothermally from the $Na_2CO_3$ solution. The size of as-grown crystal was $100{\times}50{\times}35mm^3$ and the growth rate was 0.55 mm/day under the growth condition of $5wt.\%\;Na_2CO_3$ mineralizer, growth temperature of $343^{\circ}C$ and temperature gradient of $22^{\circ}C$. Visible spectrum showed a typical absorption feature of the synthetic blue quartz near 545, 570 and 643 nm. The concentration of color of the as-grown blue quartz related not to the concentration of cobalt in raw material but to the growth temperature.

고온고압용 autoclave에서 $Na_2CO_3$를 광화제로 하여 청색수정 단결정을 수열성장하고, 성장온도와 코발트 함입량과의 관계를 고찰하였다. $5wt.\%$$Na_2CO_3$ 수열용액, $343^{\circ}C$의 성장온도, $22^{\circ}C$의 온도구배, 950기압의 조건에서 $100{\times}50{\times}35mm^3$ 크기의 청색수정을 성장하였으며, 성장속도는 0.55 mm/day였다. 가시영역에서의 흡수 스펙트럼을 측정한 결과 545, 570 및 643 nm 근처에서 흡수피크가 관찰되었다. 청색의 농도는 원료내 코발트의 농도와는 무관하며 성장온도와 밀접한 관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

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