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Morphological characteristics of α-Al2O3 crystallites obtained direct1y from hydro /solvothermal solvents

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The morphological characteristics of α-Al2O3 crystallites obtained directly from hydro/solv othermal solvents are reported and the formation mechanisms of corundum morphology are discussed from crystal growth and crystal chemistry principles. The crystal growth process is considered as a process of incorporation of growth units on the growth interfaces, and the crystal morphology is determined by the linkage of the coordinated polyhedra.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201800, Shanghai, China

    Buguo Wang, Mingyuan Tian, Erwei Shi, Weizhuo Zhong & Jingkun Guo

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Wang, B., Tian, M., Shi, E. et al. Morphological characteristics of α-Al2O3 crystallites obtained direct1y from hydro /solvothermal solvents. Chin. Sci. Bull. 43, 163–166 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02883935

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