Growth of mercuric iodide crystals
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Resumo: | Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) is a semiconductor candidate for the construction of X- and gamma-ray detectors for digital medical imaging due to its high atomic number (Z Hg = 80, Z I = 53). Also, HgI2 has a wide optical band-gap (2.13 eV) and high photon absorption coefficient for high-energy radiation. Different structures can lead to varying electrical and optical properties of the final material. In this work, HgI2 crystals were produced by the solvent evaporation technique. The solvents used were ethanol (solubility around 20 mg/ml at 25ºC), ether (solubility around 3.5 mg/ml at 25ºC) and acetone (solubility around 24mg/ml at 25ºC). The evaporation conditions were varied in order to produce different final crystals. The Bérnard cells are responsible for crystallites formation due to the Bérnard-Maragoni convection in the liquid. Millimeter-sized crystals can be obtained as seen by Scanning Electron Microscopy. |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystalsGrowthMercuric Iodide (HgI2)Solvent evaporation techniqueMercuric Iodide (HgI2) is a semiconductor candidate for the construction of X- and gamma-ray detectors for digital medical imaging due to its high atomic number (Z Hg = 80, Z I = 53). Also, HgI2 has a wide optical band-gap (2.13 eV) and high photon absorption coefficient for high-energy radiation. Different structures can lead to varying electrical and optical properties of the final material. In this work, HgI2 crystals were produced by the solvent evaporation technique. The solvents used were ethanol (solubility around 20 mg/ml at 25ºC), ether (solubility around 3.5 mg/ml at 25ºC) and acetone (solubility around 24mg/ml at 25ºC). The evaporation conditions were varied in order to produce different final crystals. The Bérnard cells are responsible for crystallites formation due to the Bérnard-Maragoni convection in the liquid. Millimeter-sized crystals can be obtained as seen by Scanning Electron Microscopy.Sociedade Brasileira de Física2006-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97332006000300011Brazilian Journal of Physics v.36 n.2a 2006reponame:Brazilian Journal of Physicsinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF)instacron:SBF10.1590/S0103-97332006000300011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUgucioni,J. C.Ferreira,M.Fajardo,F.Mulato,M.eng2006-07-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-97332006000300011Revistahttp://www.sbfisica.org.br/v1/home/index.php/pt/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpsbfisica@sbfisica.org.br||sbfisica@sbfisica.org.br1678-44480103-9733opendoar:2006-07-06T00:00Brazilian Journal of Physics - Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF)false |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals Ugucioni,J. C. Growth Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Solvent evaporation technique |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Growth of mercuric iodide crystals |
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Ugucioni,J. C. |
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Ugucioni,J. C. Ferreira,M. Fajardo,F. Mulato,M. |
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Ferreira,M. Fajardo,F. Mulato,M. |
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Ugucioni,J. C. Ferreira,M. Fajardo,F. Mulato,M. |
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Growth Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Solvent evaporation technique |
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Growth Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Solvent evaporation technique |
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Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) is a semiconductor candidate for the construction of X- and gamma-ray detectors for digital medical imaging due to its high atomic number (Z Hg = 80, Z I = 53). Also, HgI2 has a wide optical band-gap (2.13 eV) and high photon absorption coefficient for high-energy radiation. Different structures can lead to varying electrical and optical properties of the final material. In this work, HgI2 crystals were produced by the solvent evaporation technique. The solvents used were ethanol (solubility around 20 mg/ml at 25ºC), ether (solubility around 3.5 mg/ml at 25ºC) and acetone (solubility around 24mg/ml at 25ºC). The evaporation conditions were varied in order to produce different final crystals. The Bérnard cells are responsible for crystallites formation due to the Bérnard-Maragoni convection in the liquid. Millimeter-sized crystals can be obtained as seen by Scanning Electron Microscopy. |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Física |
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