Journal of Inorganic Materials

• Research Paper • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Effects of Anionic Impurities on the Light Scatter in KDP Crystal

ZHANG Jian-Qin, WANG Sheng-Lai, FANG Chang-Shui, SUN Xun, GU Qing-Tian   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:2006-05-08 Revised:2006-06-26 Published:2007-03-20 Online:2007-03-20

Abstract: potassium nitrate and potassium chloride were chosen as additives. KDP crystals were grown from the aqueous solution by the traditional temperature-lowering method and a “point seed” rapid method. Scatter particles are an important parameter to evaluate the properties of KDP crystals. Light scatter was detected with an ultramicroscopic method. The effects of SO42- , NO3- and Cl- ions on light scatter in the crystals were studied. Results show that SO42- ions have a little effect on the light scatter of KDP crystals and the scatter particles are in a low density. With the increase of the dopant concentration, the density of scatter particles increases a little. For KDP crystals grown by the traditional temperature-lowering method, the existence of NO3- and Cl- ions aggravates the light scatter in KDP crystals severely. The effect on the light scatter of KDP crystals grown by “point seed” rapid method is not evident.

Key words: additive, KDP crystal, ultramicroscopic method, light scatter

CLC Number: