Defect distribution and dissolution morphologies on low-index surfaces of α-quartz

Details Defect distribution and dissolution morphologies on low-index surfaces of α-quartz Defect distribution and dissolution morphologies on low-index surfaces of α-quartz

Mar 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006gecoa..70.1113y&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 70, Issue 5, p. 1113-1127.

Computer Science

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The dissolution of prismatic and rhombohedral quartz surfaces by KOH/H2O solutions was investigated by atomic force microscopy. Rates of dissolution of different classes of surface features (e.g., steps, voids, and dislocation etch pits) were measured. The prismatic surface etched almost two orders of magnitude faster than the rhombohedral surface, mostly due to the difference in the number and the rate of dissolution of extended defects, such as dislocations. Because of the presence of imperfect twin boundaries, defect densities on the prismatic surface were estimated at 50 100 μm-2, whereas the rhombohedral surface possessed only ˜0.5 1.0 μm-2, mostly in the form of crystal voids. Crystal voids etched almost one order of magnitude faster on the prismatic surface than on the rhombohedral surface due to differences in the number and the density of steps formed by voids on the different surfaces. In the absence of extended defects, both surfaces underwent step-wise dissolution at similar rates. Average rates of step retreat were comparable on both surfaces (˜3 5 nm/h on the prismatic surface and ˜5 10 nm/h on the rhombohedral surface). Prolonged dissolution left the prismatic surface reshaped to a hill-and-valley morphology, whereas the rhombohedral surface dissolved to form coalescing arrays of oval-shaped etch pits.

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