Dissolution kinetics of MgO crystals in aqueous acidic salt solutions |
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Authors: | K Sangwal |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Physics, Technical University of ód , Wólcza ska 219, 93 005 ód , Poland |
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Abstract: | The revelation and morphology of dislocation etch pits as well as the rates of macroscopic dissolution and selective etching on the {1 0 0} plane of MgO crystals in aqueous solutions of various inorganic salts are investigated in relation to the nature and concentration of salt in solution and the etching temperature. It is found that addition of a salt generally facilitates etch pit formation and that the rates of surface dissolution and selective etching increase with additive concentration, etchant temperature and character and ageing of dislocations, while the etch pit morphology depends on the concentration and chemical nature of an impurity, etching temperature and the ageing of the dislocations. It is also observed that some fast etching solutions produce very shallow etch pits at screw dislocations. The results are discussed from a consideration of solution pH, standard electrode potentials of metals and stability of complexes present in solution. The importance of the surface entropy factor in revealing etch pits at screw dislocations is pointed out. |
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