Investigation of the deposition of calcium fluoride nanoparticles on the chips of CaF2 single crystals

Keywords: Fluorite, Single crystals, Nanoparticles, Co-precipitation, Mechanism of oriented attachment growth

Abstract

The deposition of calcium fluoride nanoparticles on single crystal chips of calcium fluoride was studied. CaF2 nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation from aqueous nitrate solutions using hydrofluoric acid as a fluorinating agent at a batch system. The prepared samples were examined by atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and optical transmission. There is an inhomogeneous coating of the substrate surface with submicron particles of about 100–150 nm in size, which are clusters of nanoparticles of 15-20 nm in size. The initial nanoparticles coherently grow on the surface of the crystal substrate. Heat treatment of the substrate-deposited layer composite at 600 °C leads to the coalescence of submicron particles and the formation of a porous layer of a complex structure.

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Author Biographies

Pavel P. Fedorov, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

DSc in Chemistry, Professor, Chief
Researcher, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian
Federation; e-mail: ppfedorov@yandex.ru

Maria N. Mayakova, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

PhD in Chemistry, Researcher
of the Laboratory of Technology of Nanomaterials for
Photonics, Department of Nanotechnologies at the
Research Center for Laser Materials and Technologies,
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian
Academy of Science, Moscow, Russian Federation;
e-mail: mayakova@lst.gpi.ru

Radmir V. Gaynutdinov, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Federal Scientific Research Centre Crystallography and Photonics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 59 Leninskii pr., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

PhD in Physics and
Mathematics Senior Research, Crystallography and
Photonics Federal Research Center of the Russian
Academy of Science, Moscow, Russian Federation;
e-mail: rgaynutdinov@gmail.com

Natalia Yu. Tabachkova, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

PhD in Physics and
Mathematics, Senior Research, Prokhorov General
Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science,
Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: ntabachkova@gmail.com

Gennadiy A. Komandin, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

DSc in Physics and
Mathematics, Leading Researcher, Prokhorov General
Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science,
Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: gakomandin@mail.ru

Alexander E. Baranchikov, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninskii pr., Moscow, 119071 Russian Federation

PhD in Chemistry, Head
of the Laboratory for the Synthesis of Advanced
Materials and Minerals Processing, Kurnakov Institute
of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation;
e-mail: a.baranchikov@yandex.ru

Elena V. Chernova, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

Junior Researcher of the
Laboratory of Technology of Nanomaterials for
Photonics, Department of Nanotechnologies at the
Research Center for Laser Materials and Technologies.
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian
Academy of Science, Moscow, Russian Federation;
e-mail: e-chernova@yandex.ru

Sergey V. Kuznetsov, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

PhD in Chemistry, Head of the
Laboratory of Technology of Nanomaterials for
Photonics, Department of Nanotechnologies at the
Research Center for Laser Materials and Technologies.
А. М. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the
Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russian
Federation; e-mail: kouznetzovsv@gmail.com

Vladimir K. Ivanov, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninskii pr., Moscow, 119071 Russian Federation

DSc in Chemistry, Corresponding
member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director
of Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic
Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: van@igic.ras.ru

Vyacheslav V. Osiko (1932-2019), Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova str., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation

Academician of
the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of Department
of Nanotechnologies at the Research Center for Laser
Materials and Technologies, Prokhorov General
Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science,
Moscow, Russian Federation

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Published
2021-11-24
How to Cite
Fedorov, P. P., Mayakova, M. N., Gaynutdinov, R. V., Tabachkova, N. Y., Komandin, G. A., Baranchikov, A. E., Chernova, E. V., Kuznetsov, S. V., Ivanov, V. K., & Osiko (1932-2019)V. V. (2021). Investigation of the deposition of calcium fluoride nanoparticles on the chips of CaF2 single crystals. Kondensirovannye Sredy I Mezhfaznye Granitsy = Condensed Matter and Interphases, 23(4), 607-613. https://doi.org/10.17308/kcmf.2021.23/3681
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