Bg. Wang et al., MORPHOLOGICAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF ALPHA-AL2O3 CRYSTALLITES OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM HYDRO SOLVOTHERMAL SOLVENTS/, Chinese Science Bulletin, 43(2), 1998, pp. 163-166
The morphological characteristics of alpha-Al2O3 crystallites obtained
directly from hydro/solv othermal solvents are reported and the forma
tion mechanisms of corundum morphology are discussed from crystal grow
th and crystal chemistry principles. The crystal growth process is con
sidered as a process of incorporation of growth units on the growth in
terfaces, and the crystal morphology is determined by the linkage of t
he coordinated polyhedra.