Abstract
In this study, we have prepared corundum ($\alpha$-Al_{2}O_{3}$) single crystals from aluminum hydroxides by hydrothermal growing process and have investigated the reaction conditions. The hydrothermal conditions were mainly affected by reaction temperature, seed crystal and reaction time. Especially, seed crystal has strong effects on the particle size and crystallity of products. By adding seed crystal in Japanese gibbsite solution as the nutrient, hydrothermal reaction was performed for 2 hours at the reaction temperature of $460^{\circ}C$, to produce corundum powders which had weight mean particle diameter of $11\;\mu\textrm{m}$ with hexagonal crystal, Without adding seed crystal in Russian gibbstite solution, corundum powders that have weight mean particle diameter of $6\;\mu\textrm{m}$ with hexagonal crystals were also formed after 2 hours operation at the reaction temperature of $420^{\circ}C$.
본 연구에서는 수열성장법을 이용해서 알루미늄 수화물로부터 코런덤($\alpha$-Al_{2}O_{3}$) 단결정을 지조하였고, 합성 조건에 관해 조사하였다. 수열 조건에 영향을 미치는 주요인자는 반응온도, 종자결정 및 반응시간이었으며, 특히 종자결정은 코런덤의 입도와 결정형태에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 영양제로 사용한 일본산 깁사이트에 종자결정을 첨가해서 2시간 동안 수열반응 시킨 결과 $460^{\circ}C$에서 중량평균입경이 $11\;\mu\textrm{m}$인 육방정의 코런덤 결정이 합성되었으며, 또다른 유형의 러시아산 깁사이트로부터는 $420^{\circ}C$에서 중량평균입경이 $6\;\mu\textrm{m}$인 육방정의 코런덤 결정이 합성되었다.
