Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst11121550
Keywords
solution crystal growth; mixed crystals; fracture toughness; crack resistance; microhardness; optical properties; UV filter
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
- FSRC Crystallography and Photonics RAS
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The mixed crystal KCNSH shows high transparency in the ultraviolet range and effective suppression of the visible spectral region. By studying inhomogeneities and crack resistance, the best growth conditions for KCNSH crystals were determined, including using the temperature difference technique and peripheral solution supply.
K2NiXCo(1-X) (SO4)(2)center dot 6H(2)O (KCNSH) mixed crystal is a promising material for solar blind optical filters, combining high transparency in the ultraviolet range with effective suppression of the visible spectral region. Increasing the mechanical strength of these crystals is important to enable them to be machined in the manufacture of optical elements. A comprehensive study of the inhomogeneities and crack resistance of KCNSH crystal as a function of the growth conditions was carried out. The influence of the radial and mosaic inhomogeneity, as well as other structural defects, on the crack resistance of the crystals was analyzed. To assess the crack resistance of crystals, the parameters c(a) (crack length), c/a (the ratio of crack length to the size of the indentation), and K-C (fracture toughness) were used. The correctness of the obtained results was analyzed. The conditions for growing KCNSH crystals with the best crack resistance were determined on the basis of the results of the study. It is shown that growing the mixed crystals using the temperature difference technique with a peripheral solution supply into the shaper provides the best crystal quality.
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