热交换器中氦气流量对生长蓝宝石温场影响的研究

采用热交换法生长蓝宝石晶体,通过数值模拟与实验研究了晶体生长过程中热交换器中氦气流量对温场的影响.结果表明:晶体生长过程中固液界面为近弧面;随氦气流量增大,晶体与熔体的温度下降,温度梯度增大;加热器功率缓慢上升.     

泡生法生长蓝宝石晶体中的气泡分布

气泡是蓝宝石晶体中的主要缺陷之一.本文中研究了采用泡生法生长蓝宝石晶体中气泡的俘获机理以及在晶体中的分布情况.研究结果表明气泡的分布与温场的结构相关,气泡产生的直接原因是结晶前沿较快的晶体生长速度.晶体中的气泡可以通过对生长速率的适当调整予以消除.     

光学材料结晶化研究

本文通过分析光学材料中光谱与温度之间的关系证实了晶体生长过程中的相变团簇模型,认为晶体内部热辐射流是引起固-液界边界层温度场发生传导的可能原因.引入了前结晶的概念,并结合实际中的不同晶体生长方法讨论了包裹体及气泡的抑止机理,通过计算得到了生长理想晶体的最大生长速率并且解释了由于界面层的摆动使得晶体生长过程中产生的微气泡没有被移动的界面层所捕获.     

旋转对Cz法硅晶生长过程中热输运和熔体流动影响的数值模拟

建立了一个120 kg单晶炉的二维轴对称全局模型,分别对无旋转、加入晶体旋转、加入坩埚旋转、同时加入晶体旋转和坩埚旋转的四种工况展开了数值模拟研究.得到了晶体旋转及坩埚旋转对晶体生长过程的拉晶功率、炉内温度分布和熔体流动的影响;得到了不同晶体长度下拉晶炉内的温度分布以及熔体流动的变化规律.结果显示,加入晶体旋转对晶体生长过程的拉晶功率、温度分布和熔体流动的影响小于坩埚旋转的影响;随着晶体长度的增加,晶体旋转及坩埚旋转对温度分布和熔体流动的影响不断减小.因此在单晶炉设计和优化过程中应考虑整个晶体生长过程.     

蓝宝石晶体热性能的各向异性对SAPMAC法晶体生长的影响

采用有限元法对冷心放肩微量提拉法蓝宝石晶体生长过程中晶体内的温度、应力分布进行了模拟计算,结合实验结果讨论了蓝宝石晶体热性能的各向异性对晶体生长的影响.研究结果表明,对于冷心放肩微量提拉蓝宝石晶体生长系统,较大的轴向热导率有利于提高晶体的生长速率和界面稳定性,而稍大的径向热导率则有利于保持微凸的生长界面.晶体内的热应力受径向热膨胀系数的影响显著,随着径向热膨胀系数的增大而增大,最大热应力总是出现在籽晶与新生晶体的界面区域.在实验中选α轴为结晶取向,成功生长出了直径达230mm、高质量蓝宝石晶体.     

Bridgman法生长TeO2晶体的缺陷分析

采用Bridgman法生长了二氧化碲(TeO2)晶体,运用光学显微镜、电子衍射光谱、化学腐蚀等方法分析了该方法生长TeO2晶体内部的缺陷.初步讨论了散射点、微裂纹、气泡和黑点、条纹以及腐蚀坑等微缺陷的形成机理.结果表明:晶体内部的散射点来自于原料中杂质,条纹主要是由于晶体内应力引起,晶体内的气泡和黑点和晶体生长的温度密切相关,并就如何减少这些微缺陷进行了初步探讨.     

运用数值模拟技术改进VGF法生长GaAs晶体

在VGF法生长GaAs晶体的过程中固液界面凹向晶体,很容易在坩埚圆锥面处生长多晶.本文采用专业晶体生长模拟软件CrysVUn对实验温场进行了计算机模拟并提出改进方案,把底加热器取消并在坩埚底部加入氦气冷源,底部结构类似于热交换法系统.这样改变热场结构,得到凸向熔体的固液界面.     

KDP晶体生长过程中溶液稳定性的研究

在KDP晶体生长过程中,溶液的稳定性对KDP晶体的光学质量影响较大.溶液的稳定性是多种因素共同作用的结果.本文主要研究了过饱和KDP溶液中晶胚的分布情况、降温过程中晶体生长驱动力与降温速度之间的关系,并分析了KDP晶体实际生长过程中影响溶液稳定性的主要因素.我们认为,通过改善KDP晶体生长过程中溶液的稳定性,并与其它措施和技术相结合,是提高KDP晶体光学质量的有效途径.     

三维运动下KDP晶体生长过程中的应力分析

作为一种新型溶液晶体生长方式,“三维运动生长法”能够快速生长高质量大尺寸的KDP晶体.为了了解KDP晶体在三维运动生长过程中晶体内部的应力状态,本文采用有限元法对三维运动下KDP晶体生长过程中的应力分布进行了计算.结果表明,掣晶杆顶端附近以及晶面和掣晶杆交接处存在明显的应力集中,主应力较大,是晶体生长过程中的易开裂点.增加掣晶杆直径,使用圆头掣晶杆和降低三维运动过程中的加速度能够降低晶体内部的最大主应力,减小晶体在生长过程中开裂的机率.     

Bridgman法晶体生长的瞬态数值模拟

采用变形有限元法对坩埚下降法晶体生长过程进行了瞬态数值模拟.对随下降距离生长位置、生长速度、界面位置处的法线方向温度梯度和凹度的变化进行了分析说明,将生长过程划分为三个阶段.结果表明在整个生长过程中,晶体生长条件一直处于变化之中,因而晶体的质量也在整块晶体中呈现一定的波动性.     

Growth of bubble-free Ti-doped Al2O3 single crystal by the czochralski method

The behaviour of bubble entrapment in Ti-doped Al₂O₃ single crystals grown by the Czochralski method was studied from the view point of crystal growth conditions such as the crystal rotation rate and kinds of growth atmosphere. The entrapment of bubbles was not correlated with the shape of solid-liquid interface dependent on crystal rotation rate. We found that the use fo He atmosphere, instead of the conventional atmosphere such as Ar, suppresses the formation of bubbles.     

热丝化学气相法生长单晶金刚石颗粒的衬底温度场仿真及实验研究

本文使用金刚石磨料作为晶种颗粒,通过热丝化学气相法生长出单晶金刚石颗粒,并且建立三维的有限元模型,利用有限元仿真分析了生长过程中影响金刚石磨料生长速率以及沉积质量的各种因素,如热丝的排列方式,衬底的温度场,以及晶种的分布方式.通过固定在热丝CVD反应腔里的热电偶测量了实际的衬底温度分布,从而验证了仿真结果的正确性.另外,通过改变仿真模型优化了沉积单晶金刚石颗粒的工艺参数,获得适应于合成单晶金刚石颗粒的新技术,为化学气相沉积合成单晶金刚石颗粒奠定了基础,也为高温高压金刚石磨料品级的改进与提高提供了新途径.     

On the void distribution and size in shaped sapphire crystals

Ribbon and rod sapphire pulling has been performed in three different crystal growth equipments in order to study the effect of the installation, of the atmosphere, of the die shape, of the feed material and of the pulling rate on the distribution, number and diameter of the characteristic voids (micro‐bubbles) in the crystals. The location of the bubbles in the crystals depends on the die geometry; however, in most cases they are essentially located close to the crystal periphery and then can be efficiently removed by lapping. After statistical analysis of the results, it is demonstrated that the number of gas moles incorporated in the crystals, inside the voids, is totally independent of any growth parameter. It is also shown that the bubble diameter depends only on the pulling rate. Consequently, for a given pulling rate, the number of bubbles auto‐adjusts in order to satisfy the constant molar gas incorporation. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

助熔剂在硅酸盐荧光粉中的应用及分析

以硅酸盐为基质的白光LED用荧光粉,具有原料丰富、成本低廉、合成工艺简单、组成多样、发光可调等优点,是当前研究的热点。助熔剂在硅酸盐荧光粉制备过程中起到了至关重要的作用。本文介绍了硅酸盐荧光粉体系中助熔剂的使用情况,助熔剂类别和用量对荧光粉的晶相、发光强度和形貌都有一定的影响。添加不同的助熔剂以及同类不同量的助熔剂会使硅酸盐荧光粉形成不同的晶相种类;助熔剂阳离子围绕在激活剂离子周围,引起发光中心的数量变化,从而改变发射光谱形状并能很大程度提高发光强度,但是过量的助熔剂则会降低荧光粉的发光强度;助熔剂用量对荧光粉表面形貌影响明显,适量的助熔剂能细化晶粒,使晶粒尺寸均匀,晶粒球化,但是助熔剂过量则会使样品结块。加强荧光粉制备过程中助熔剂的机理研究,选择合适的助熔剂及其用量,是合成高性能荧光粉的关键。     

温梯法Ce:YAG闪烁晶体的宏观缺陷观察

采用温度梯度法(TGT)成功生长了直径为76mm高光学质量的Ce:YAG高温闪烁晶体,采用偏光显微镜研究了Ce:YAG闪烁晶体中的主要宏观缺陷,观察到了生长条纹、侧心、气泡、包裹物以及应力双折射等宏观缺陷.实验结果表明,晶体中的气泡、包裹物以及应力双折射等宏观缺陷主要集中在晶体边缘部分,因此温梯法可以获得高质量的Ce:YAG闪烁晶体.     

Hollow rhombohedral calcite crystals encompassing CO2 microcavities nucleated in solution

A new way for heterogeneous nucleation of crystals from the solution is described: 3D crystalline structure can nucleate and grow encompassing gaseous cavities, formed on solid substrates in the aqueous solution, so giving rise to crystal bubbles. The double surface of a crystal bubble is made, in this case, by the faces of the cleavage calcite rhombohedron separating the solution from the enclosed gas cavity. The faces thickness and the edges length amount to a few nanometers and to about 5 μm, respectively. Then, the surface-to-volume ratio is the highest obtained for 3D crystals, amidst the consulted literature. Bubbles’ shape is explained through the equilibrium properties of crystal–cavity and crystal–solution interfaces and in terms of growth mechanisms operating on the separate interfaces. The nucleation of the crystals around gas cavities can provide new insight on those mineralization phenomena where the gas phase participate in crystal growth. Potential applications are also envisaged concerning the nucleation of the gas cavities on peculiar templates which impose 1D (or 2D) periodicity to crystal bubbles, in order to obtain 1D and/or 2D photonic crystals.     

Large eddy simulation of Marangoni convection in Czochralski crystal growth

Large eddy simulation model is used to simulate the fluid flow and heat transfer in an industrial Czochralski crystal growth system. The influence of Marangoni convection on the growth process is discussed. The simulation results agree well with experiment, which indicates that large eddy simulation is capable of capturing the temperature fluctuations in the melt. As the Marangoni number increases, the radial velocity along the free surface is strengthened, which makes the flow pattern shift from circumferential to spiral. At the same time, the surface tension reinforces the natural convection and forces the isotherms to curve downwards. It can also be seen from the simulation that a secondary vortex and the Ekman layer are generated. All these physical phenomena induced by Marangoni convection have great impacts on the shape of the growth interface and thus the quality of the crystal. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Haze in sapphire crystals grown by SAPMAC method

Haze defect in SAPMAC method grown sapphire crystal was studied in detail. It is shown that haze is composed by a large number of CO₂ bubbles, and haze always appears in the axis region of the crystal since the bubbles formed in front of the crystallization surface are most always draged to the convection rolls in front of the central part of the crystallizaiton surface by melt and then engulfed by the rolls. Moreover, the effects of pulling rate on the formation of haze were analyzed and means for restraining haze was suggested. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Gas bubbles in shaped sapphire

Shaped sapphire single crystals almost always contain a typical defect: small bubbles also known as “micro-voids”. The goal of this paper is to review the existing literature and give a survey of our recent work on this specific defect. As a conclusion to our review we propose a mechanism for bubble formation and its occurrence and distribution in shaped sapphire.The bubbles contain CO which originates as a result of complex reactions between the molten alumina, Mo crucible and graphite pieces. The CO dissolves in the molten alumina and is probably present as a saturated solution whatever the growth conditions. Then the dissolved gas is rejected at the solid–liquid interface and bubble nucleation occurs where the concentration of CO is highest. Therefore, the location of the bubbles in the crystal is governed by the hydrodynamics in the meniscus, which include Marangoni convection. The bubble is finally incorporated in the crystal when it reaches a critical size which depends only on the growth rate.When a central capillary channel is used, the bubbles are located in a layer close to the surface of the crystal from where they can be easily removed by polishing. Also, all the literature agrees on the fact that interface destabilization at high velocity results in the presence of bubbles throughout the entire crystal and should be avoided.     

热屏间距对泡生法蓝宝石单晶生长影响研究

太空、军事和科研等高科技领域的持续发展极大促进了对蓝宝石晶体的需求,泡生法是蓝宝石晶体的主要制造方法之一;热场结构对所得蓝宝石晶体的质量具有重要影响.本文对采用泡生法工艺制造蓝宝石单晶过程中,具有内置7层氧化锆外置8层钼金属的新型热屏结构间距进行研究.通过数值模拟考察热屏间距对单晶炉功率、固-液界面形状和晶体热应力的影响确定了合理的热场结构;并与试验生产结果进行对比验证.结果表明:热屏间距增大使得单晶炉功率明显提升,并引起固-液界面凸度增大;而蓝宝石晶体热应力出现减小.综合考察三个影响因素的影响,最后确定热屏间距为5 mm时单晶炉能耗较低,可用于制造高质量的蓝宝石晶体.