Effect of fusion mixture treatment on the surface of low grade natural ruby
| Autor: | Bijay K. Mishra, B.B. Nayak, K.C. Pradhan, Ranjan K. Sahu, R. Sakthivel, Tapan Dash |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010302 applied physics
Materials science Photoluminescence Analytical chemistry General Physics and Astronomy Hydrochloric acid 02 engineering and technology Surfaces and Interfaces General Chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films chemistry.chemical_compound X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy chemistry Impurity 0103 physical sciences Gemstone Emission spectrum Diffuse reflection 0210 nano-technology Spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Applied Surface Science. 403:267-273 |
| ISSN: | 0169-4332 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.167 |
| Popis: | Improvement in aesthetic look of low grade natural ruby (gemstone) surface was clearly evident after fusion mixture treatment. Surface impurities of the gemstone were significantly reduced to give it a face lift. The processing consists of heat treatment (1000 °C) of the raw gemstone with fusion mixture (sodium and potassium carbonates), followed by hydrochloric acid digestion (90 °C) and ultrasonic cleaning.Both the untreated and the treated gemstone were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–vis spectroscopy (diffuse reflectance),photoluminescence and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The paper consolidates the results of these studies and presents the effect of the typical chemical treatment (stated above) on the low grade natural ruby. While X-ray diffraction study identifies the occurrence of alumina phase in both the treated and the untreated gemstones, the UV–vis spectra exhibit strong characteristic absorption of Cr 3+ at 400 and 550 nm wavelength for the treated gemstone in contrast to weak absorption observed for the untreated gemstone at such wavelengths, thus showing the beneficial effect of fusion mixture treatment. Peaks observed for the gemstone (for both treated and untreated samples) in the excitation spectra of photoluminescence show a good correlation with observed UV–vis (diffuse reflectance) spectra. Photoluminescence emission spectra of the untreated gemstone show characteristic emission at 695 nm for Cr 3+ ion (as in alumina matrix), but its emission intensity significantly reduces after fusion mixture treatment. It is found that the surface of the fusion mixture treated ruby gemstone looks much brighter than the corresponding untreated surface. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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