枝晶研究的发展现状

本文主要介绍了枝晶研究的发展现状,主要包括枝晶形貌研究和生长理论研究两个方面.枝晶形貌方面:对生长形态选择问题,比较符合实际的解是"最大质量沉积速率"选择规律;枝晶分枝程度与过冷度和晶体对称性有关,分枝反映晶体的对称性.生长理论方面主要介绍三种生长模型:Zener近似因子模型,扩散限制聚集(DLA)模型和成核限制聚集(NLA)模型.并探讨了需进一步研究的两个方面:具对称结构的枝晶的生长机理和枝晶形貌的统一规范化描述.     

固液界面形貌及其转变

凝固时的固液界面通常为平面、胞状、枝晶状。在某些条件下结晶,会形成双胞结构、三胞结构、倾斜枝晶、密集分枝和退化枝晶等不规则界面。本文介绍了不规则界面的形貌特征,讨论了界面能各向异性、压力和温度对界面形貌的影响以及规则界面与不规则界面的相互转变等问题。当晶体沿着某些特定位向生长时,界面能接近于各向同性,晶体以密集分枝方式生长;当界面能各向异性时,大多数晶体以规则枝晶方式生长。在VF工艺中,低压下得到密集分枝界面;压力增加,界面以枝晶方式生长;压力进一步增加,重新得到密集分枝界面。     

NaCl枝状形貌的制备及生长机理探讨

采用溶剂蒸发法,在不同的条件下分别获得了具有四次对称和二次对称的Na Cl枝晶、"Z"字形枝蔓晶以及主要由枝晶呈放射状分布的球粒晶。借助于X射线衍射仪、光学显微镜、扫描电镜以及电子背散射衍射仪(EBSD),对Na Cl枝状形貌进行了测试分析。结果表明,Na Cl球粒晶主要由主干沿着<111>方向生长的一系列枝晶组成。Na Cl晶体(111)面网由同号离子组成,且钠离子层与氯离子层相间分布,层与层之间的联结力强,且(111)的面网间距最小,是导致Na Cl枝晶优先沿<111>方向生长的主要原因。溶剂的蒸发速度等环境因素的变化对Na Cl枝状形貌的形成具有很大的影响。     

无光釉中LiAlSiO4-SiO2固溶体的枝晶研究

本文研究了无光釉中LiAlSiO4-SiO2固溶体的枝晶形貌、物相、成分、形成温度及其关系.六枝雪花状枝晶为六方晶系的β-石英固溶体,十字状枝晶为四方晶系的凯石英固溶体,即枝晶形貌反映了晶体结构的对称.枝晶的成分与基质玻璃的成分分异与形成温度和机制有关.枝晶形成时存在两种机制,其生长基元分别为原子(分子)生长或晶核切变生长.枝晶分枝程度和形成机制除与过冷度有关外,还与枝晶对称性有关.四方凯石英枝晶多以原子(分子)生长,其分枝少;六方β-石英枝晶多以晶核切变机制生长,其分枝多.     

定向凝固过程中的不规则固液界面形貌

固液界面通常为规则界面, 但有时为不规则界面,如倾斜枝晶、退化枝晶和海藻状晶体界面.以琥珀腈为研究对象,用设计的定向凝固实验体系, 研究了不同温度梯度和界面生长速度对固液界面形貌的影响.实验结果表明:界面生长速度一定时,增加温度梯度界面由倾斜枝晶逐渐转变为退化枝晶,最终成为海藻状晶体;温度梯度一定时,降低界面生长速度界面会发生类似的变化.温度梯度和界面生长条件在一定范围内变化时,界面可以从一种生长方式变为另一种方式,如可以从海藻状晶体连续地变为倾斜枝晶.在某些条件下,海藻状晶体和倾斜枝晶可能同时出现在界面上,并竞相生长.退化枝晶界面处于动态变化中,二次枝晶臂不断地改变着生长方向.     

高温闪烁晶体Ce:YAP的化学腐蚀形貌

本文报导了Ce:YAP晶体位错蚀坑的腐蚀条件;同时报导了几个主要晶面的位错蚀坑形貌,(100)面呈扁豆形,(010)面呈菱形,(101)面呈椭圆形,这些形状与各自晶面的对称性一致.通过蚀坑形貌在晶体横截面内观察到了小面生长核心区和熔质尾迹等缺陷,并分析了其成因.     

K2SO4晶体枝状形貌及结晶学模型

生长了具有枝状形貌的K2SO4晶体.基于单偏光显微镜下的形貌观察和背散射电子衍射分析,测定了枝晶的生长方向,建立了K2SO4晶体枝状形貌的结晶学模型.研究表明,K2SO4晶体的生长方向为[111]方向和[(1)-(1)1]方向,且两者夹角为114.4°;发育的晶面为(1(1)0)面,是由[111]晶向和[(1)-(1)-1]晶向组成的晶面.K2SO4枝晶具有两种生长模型,当其作为单枝生长时,一个< 111>方向的枝体连续发育做主枝,另一个<111>方向的枝体不连续发育作为侧枝;当其多枝同时生长时,<111>方向既可作为一个主枝,又可以作为其它主枝的一个侧枝.两种模型均指示出了K2SO4枝晶生长的不对称性.该研究揭示了结晶学方向在枝晶形成过程中的控制作用.     

各向异性声子晶体能带结构的计算

边界元法被用于计算各向异性二维声子晶体的能带结构,该体系由各向异性或各向同性夹杂嵌入各向同性或各向异性基体中而形成.在一个单胞内分别对基体和散射体建立边界积分方程,在基体边界上施加Bloch条件,然后代入界面条件得到一个线性的特征值方程.通过对不同体系声子晶体能带结构的计算,并和其它方法的计算结果进行比较,说明边界元法可以有效准确地计算各向异性声子晶体的能带结构;而且,与各向同性体系相比,正交材料旋转角的变化对面外模态的能带结构有一定影响.     

Di-Ab-An体系远离平衡枝状形貌的演化及枝体结晶学各向异性特征研究

对钠长石(Ab)-钙长石(An)-透辉石(Di)三元体系跨相界线的不同成分点在不同的降温速度条件下快速结晶形成的枝状形貌进行了研究.透辉石为枝晶,斜长石为球粒晶.当降温速度慢于1℃/min后,枝状形貌变为板-柱状形貌(即近平衡形貌).我们的实验结果中没有观察到如E.Brener 和H.Muller等人提出的形貌演化图一样的演化规律.当成分点靠近同结线后,出现两晶共结形成的"中空结构".通过光学显微镜下测试其光学性质发现,透辉石沿c轴方向延长,斜长石沿a轴延长,与晶体结构中的强键链方向一致,即快速结晶时晶体沿着结构中负离子配位多面体共角顶、共棱形成的强键链方向生长形成枝体.     

KAl(SO4)2·12H2O晶体聚集体形貌及结晶学规律

采用双玻片凝胶法得到了等轴晶系水溶性晶体KAl(So4)2·12H2O(钾明矾)的晶体聚集体形貌.通过光学显微镜和扫描电镜下的形貌观察和分析,根据结晶学和晶体形貌学的基本原理,探讨了该晶体聚集体形貌中蕴含的结晶学规律.钾明矾晶体发育单形{111},以{100}贴在载玻片上生长,形成聚集体形貌时,晶粒{111}以平行连生的方式形成“十字形”枝晶或柱状枝晶,以(320)或(230)为共格晶界形成“Z”形枝状形貌.     

ZnWO4单晶衬底上ZnO薄膜的晶核发育与形貌分析

ZnWO4单晶的a晶面与氧化锌c晶面晶格匹配很好,是制备氧化锌薄膜的优良衬底.本文采用溶胶-凝胶法在ZnWO4单晶衬底上制备出透明的ZnO薄膜.通过光学显微镜对薄膜晶核发育过程和形貌进行了详细的分析.实验结果表明:在结晶刚开始,系统将经历成核--长大的过程,随着生长过程的进行,在主晶轴上(一次轴)上又长出二次轴、三次轴等等,最后逐渐形成树枝状晶核.由于ZnO晶核是在非平衡条件下生长的,故在晶核发育过程中又出现了三种不同的生长形态--成核生长、枝晶生长和分形生长.     

Effect of orientation on the microstructure of nickel‐based crystalline superalloys

The effect of crystal orientation on the microstructure of a nickel‐based crystalline superalloys during directional solidification was explored. Differently oriented crystals with [001] and [011] orientations were fabricated with seeding technique. The results showed that primary dendrite arm spacings decreased simultaneously with the increase of misroientation. The primary dendrites arrange in lines in [011] single crystal. For [001] oriented crystals, the size of γ′ phase increased with the increasing of misorientation. However, it was observed that the size of γ′ decreased with large misorientation for [011] orientated growth. Meanwhile, more γ′ in [011] crystals tended to be triangular. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Understanding the growth mechanism of CuI crystals during gel growth experiments

Cuprous iodide crystals have been grown with decomplexation method in silica gel. Various crystal morphologies, such as polycrystalline aggregate, skeletal, dendrite, hopper crystals and regular tetrahedron crystals, were observed in different growth regions with an optical microscope. Their surfaces were photographed using a binocular metallographic microscope and the results were explained with the crystal growth mechanism which was determined by supersaturation. These observations support the general hypothesis that the concentration of reactant affects the relative growth rate by controlling the nucleation and diffusion. The mutual influence of the crystals grown in different regions was also discussed. Additionally, the suitable condition for getting regular tetrahedron crystals or large hopper crystals was obtained by changing the concentration of CuI·HI complex in the later period of crystal growth. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Synthesis and Properties of New Liquid Crystalline Materials

In the last years several reviews on liquid crystalline substances were published. These reviews concern different topics, however, mainly aspects of practical use of liquid crystals. Now we try to give a survey on the activities of the Halle Liquid Crystal Group in the last years with respect to synthesis and physicochemical investigation of new materials for liquid crystal displays.     

Growth of equiaxed dendritic crystals settling in an undercooled melt,Part 1: Tip kinetics

Experiments are conducted to measure the dendrite tip growth velocities of equiaxed crystals of the transparent model alloy succinonitrile–acetone that are settling in an undercooled melt. The tip velocities are measured as a function of the crystal settling speed and the Eulerian angle between the dendrite arms and the flow direction relative to the crystal. The ratio of the settling speed (or flow velocity) to the tip growth velocity ranges from 62 to 572. The ratio of the measured tip velocity to that predicted from a standard diffusion theory for free dendritic growth ranges from almost zero for dendrite tips growing in the wake of the crystal, about unity for dendrite tips with an orientation close to normal to the flow direction, and up to two for dendrite tips growing into the flow. Despite the relatively strong flow relative to the crystal, the average tip growth velocity of the six primary dendrite arms of an equiaxed crystal is found to be in excellent agreement with the standard diffusion theory result. The individual tip velocities are correlated using a boundary layer model of free dendritic growth in the presence of melt flow that is modified to account for the flow angle dependence. Using the same dendrite tip selection parameter, σ^*, as established previously under purely diffusive conditions (0.02), good agreement is achieved between the measured and predicted tip velocities. The model is also found to predict well the variations in the tip velocity that occur during settling due to crystal rotation and settling speed changes.     

Cao.28Ba0.72Nb2O6单晶的光学常数及吸收特性

山大晶体所采用提拉法生长出新晶体铌酸钙钡.本文通过分光光度计和椭偏光谱仪分别测得室温下铌酸钙钡的透射率和折射率随波长的变化关系.透射率光谱显示该晶体在波长大于380nm的可见光谱区是透明的.色散关系表明此材料的双折射较大,在短波区域寻常光及非常光的折射率之差约为0.12.此外,由透射率曲线计算了可见光范围内铌酸钙钡的吸收系数.从而得到吸收系数的平方根与光子能量的函数关系曲线.通过对该曲线的研究,发现铌酸钙钡晶体吸收边以下对应的跃迁为间接跃迁,计算出间接跃迁的禁带宽度Eg以及声子能量Ep.     

电子背散衍射花样的数学特征

电子背散衍射(EBSD)花样揭示了材料的物相成分、晶体结构、晶粒取向、晶粒大小和晶界的信息。EBSD花样非常复杂,通常需要借助专门的计算软件才能解析。本文系统地研究了EBSD花样的数学特征,建立了任意晶体取向与EBSD花样之间的数理关系,推导了面心立方、体心立方和六方晶体的基本晶带轴的理论EBSD花样的数学特征,以及面心立方晶体的(001)<110>取向和(001)<100>取向的理论菊池(Kikuchi)花样特征。在实测EBSD花样的分析中与各晶系各点阵的基本晶带轴的理论EBSD花样特征比较,即通过图像特征对比,就可以直接确定实测EBSD花样所属的晶系、点阵和Kikuchi线交点对应的晶带轴[uvw],再由基本晶带轴的坐标计算出晶体取向,还能提供基本晶面信息,如原子密排晶面在样品中的空间分布,这有利于晶体的变形或生长机理研究。EBSD为单晶芯片质量检验提供了新方法。     

Modulation of dendrite growth of cuprous oxide by electrodeposition

Cuprous oxides with different dendrite morphologies were formed on F-doped tin oxide (FTO) covered glass substrates by potentiostatic deposition of cupric acetate. The effects of pH value (varied from 5.00 to 5.80) of electrolytes on the crystal morphologies of cuprous oxide were studied. Different crystal morphologies of cuprous oxides were obtained by the change of velocity of vertical growth and lateral growth through varying the pH value of electrolyte. The processes of Cu₂O dendrite crystal growth were analyzed through SEM images at different deposition times. Photoelectrochemical properties of the Cu₂O thin films prepared in the system are also studied.     

Non-display bio-optic applications of liquid crystals

Liquid crystal (LC) devices have been largely developed for LC displays and in the last decade for optical telecommunications; however, their application in the field of optical imaging is just starting to emerge. They can be miniaturised and thus have a great potential to be used with miniature optical imaging systems for biomedical applications. LC devices specifically designed for integration into biomedical optical imaging systems are reviewed. Using a combination of a few LC retarders, spectropolarimetric imaging of tissue can be obtained. LC tunable filters with high dynamic range and large throughput are designed for hyperspectral imaging and for spectral domain optical coherence tomography. The designs are based on several concepts, both using the classical stack of retarders and using more modern designs based on single layer in a Fabry–Perot cavity, in a resonant waveguide structure or in a photonic crystal.     

助熔剂法生长的PLZST单晶的缺陷研究

本文介绍了助熔剂缓慢降温自发成核法生长的稀土掺杂锆钛锡酸铅镧(PLZST)晶体中出现的几种缺陷：包裹体、开裂、位错、枝晶,分析了这些缺陷的形成机理并提出了减少和消除这些缺陷的一些措施。