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A process has been developed for the preparation of extrapure WO suitable for crystal growth. The method involves thermal decomposition of ammonium paratungstate (APT) powder at 230–250° C, resulting in the formation of soluble ammonium metatungstate (AMT). The AMT solution is then purified and hydrolyzed. The resultant purified APT is converted to WO3. The reaction yield is at a level of 95%. The contents of metallic impurities, especially those of polyvalent impurities (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, V, Cr, and others), capable of influencing the optical properties of crystals, was comparable to their detection limit: 10−6 to 10−5 wt %. The purification process was tested using a pilot-scale system. The purity was confirmed by the synthesis of high-quality CdWO4 crystals.
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Original Russian Text © I.M. Ivanov, Yu.G. Stenin, V.N. Shlegel’, E.P. Makarov, T.N. Denisova, A.R. Tsygankova, 2008, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 1471–1475.
Presented in part at the XIII Conference High-Purity Substances and Materials: Preparation, Analysis, and Application, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, May 28–31, 2007.
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Ivanov, I.M., Stenin, Y.G., Shlegel’, V.N. et al. Extrapure WO3 for the preparation of CdWO4 single crystals. Inorg Mater 44, 1330–1333 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168508120121
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